dna@dsd.UUCP (David Altekruse) (12/15/84)
M 19698 Larry Kayser (2967) 12/14/84 4:15 PM L:35 KEYS:/NEED INFO/VRTX/SILICON SOFTWARE/ TO: (Group 95) To #95 EIES, TMAIL AMSAT From Larry Kayser Information needed - Re VRTX and the VRTX C Language Library VRTX is a Versatile Real-Time Executive for micro systems that has multi tasking and real-time operating system. It has many features amongst them - Interrupt-driven, priority-based scheduling Intertask communication and synchronization Dynamic memory allocation Real-time clock control, with optional time slicing Character I/O support Real-time responsiveness (what ever that means!) VRTX is a product of Hunter & Ready, 445 Sherman Avenue, P. O. Box 11803, Palo Alto, Ca 94306. (415) 326-2950 Would anyone with direct experience with this product, or with contacts that can be approached about this product get in touch with me ASAP. Anyone with information about this product being placed in a CMOS masked ROM (High Rel - but I am probably dreaming) can probably negotiate a free bottle of scotch or equivalent. This product has a number of interesting features that would make it very attractive for some amateur radio applications. Please move this request around, to USENET etc to find some contacts. Regards, Larry Kayser 36 Glebe Ave. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 2C1 (613) 239-2089 Days or (613) 2343816 Evenings