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Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:6440 comp.unix.ultrix:14305 comp.unix.solaris:350 Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!hellgate.utah.edu!cc.usu.edu!ivie From: ivie@cc.usu.edu (CP/M lives!) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.ultrix,comp.unix.solaris Subject: Re: Unix with real time performance ? Message-ID: <1992Oct12.092302.59622@cc.usu.edu> Date: 12 Oct 92 09:23:01 MDT References: <1992Oct9.024816.3814@lna.oz.au> <1992Oct10.211721.5925@decuac.dec.com> Organization: Utah State University Lines: 17 In article <1992Oct10.211721.5925@decuac.dec.com>, mjr@hussar.dco.dec.com (Marcus J. "Buddy can you spare a clue?" Ranum) writes: >>Many >>OS vendors claim their product will have "increased real-time support" >>in their next release, but we need to know what is currently available >>to make desisions now. > > Depends on what kind of "real time" you want. If you want > hard real time, there isn't (to my knowledge) much in the way of > UNIX. There are several UNIX-likes that do hard real time, and I'd > suggest you look at Quantum's QNX or something like that. Some real-time operating systems are, however, adding UNIX support; VAXELN, for instance, is working on or has (I'm not sure of the status) POSIX compliance. Roger Ivie ivie@cc.usu.edu