tce@ann.MN.ORG (Thomas C. Evans) (02/09/90)
I am developing an instrument which requires real time process control
an a user interface. realTimeUnix+X would be nice.. but the
qualification, learning curve and resources required rule it out.
The current tack (based on external default decisions) is 386sx, Intel
RMX os, and C-worthy character based user interface kit to be ported
from dos.
I want a graphical user interface with the ability to change
languages, and a path to a Japanese user interface.
The processor / os / GUI tool kit are all open ( for about three weeks)
This project needs to move forward about 20 years!
All suggestions and comments about real time performance, look&feel, tools,
support, language interface, reliability welcome!
I will summarize in comp.realtime and comp.so.misc
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In article <44@ann.MN.ORG> tce@ann.MN.ORG (Thomas C. Evans) writes: >I am developing an instrument which requires real time process control >an a user interface. realTimeUnix+X would be nice.. but the >qualification, learning curve and resources required rule it out. Take a look at QNX, from Quantum Software Systems (416-591-0931). It has a small (150K) kernel, can be distributed across multiple nodes with transparent inter-task communications and file acess (it's message-based), will have a GUI (based on Open Look, but without X) this spring, will be Posix-compliant this summer, and is very fast (it's well-known in the real-time market, but a sleeper otherwise). Personally, I think X Windows and real-time are mutually exclusive. That's why the QNX implementation is native (so the server requires only about 300K of RAM and has numerous real-time extensions). bias: I am associated with Quantum, and wrote a book on QNX. -- Frank Kolnick, Basis Computer Systems Inc. UUCP: {allegra, linus}!utzoo!mnetor!frank