[comp.misc] Embedded systems news group

djc@kesa.UUCP (Don Christensen) (10/13/89)

Has anyone ever suggested an Embedded Systems news group?  It
seems like something that would be very popular.

It could be called comp.embedded or comp.sys.embedded.

Does anyone else think this is a good idea?

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davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) (10/13/89)

In article <177@kesa.UUCP>, djc@kesa.UUCP (Don Christensen) writes:
|  It could be called comp.embedded or comp.sys.embedded.
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I like that, why not propose it in news.groups?
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rlk@telesoft.com (Bob Kitzberger @sation) (10/14/89)

In article <177@kesa.UUCP>, djc@kesa.UUCP (Don Christensen) writes:
> 
> Has anyone ever suggested an Embedded Systems news group?  It
> seems like something that would be very popular.
> 

See comp.realtime.  Since embedded systems are by and large also real-time
systems, and vice-versa, comp.realtime should suffice.

	.Bob.

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kts@quintro.uucp (Kenneth T. Smelcer) (10/16/89)

In article <177@kesa.UUCP> djc@kesa.UUCP (Don Christensen) writes:
>
>Has anyone ever suggested an Embedded Systems news group?  It
>seems like something that would be very popular.
>
>It could be called comp.embedded or comp.sys.embedded.

There is a newsgroup for discussing embedded/realtime systems.  Its called
'comp.realtime'.  Unfortunately, it has turned out to be mostly for talking
about the VxWorks embedded kernal and for people who are looking for new
cross-development systems.  Still, it has had some interesting topics,
so this is where you should look for embedded systems issues.

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