[ale] "real-time" (was Linux job)

[Dan Lambert]

Intel's iRMX OS is a real Real Time OS. The rest of these are pseudo real
time OS'.

In process management, and in critical facility infrastructure management, a
real time OS is required. iRMX is still one of the premier RTOS' for Intel
chips. I started working with iRMX when it was an 8 bit OS, and now it's a
32 bit OS. It was a more robust OS, and incredibly quicker to handle process
request and data transfers than 32 bit Win, even when it was a 16 bit OS.

Dan Lambert  

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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jeff
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Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:38 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] "real-time" (was Linux job)

My understanding of the terms mirrors Kenneth's as he said at the end of his
message.  There's MVS-style or CDC-style batch operation, there's VAX-style
and UNIX-style interactive usage, and there's real-time - like an autopilot
or a fuel-injection system.

Kenneth W Cochran wrote:

>>From: Christopher Fowler <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com>
>>To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
>>Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:54:04 -0500
>>Subject: Re: [ale] Linux job
>>
>>On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 08:35 -0500, Geoffrey wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>Classified by who?  Microsoft I'm sure.  Does anyone else really 
>>>consider these to be real time implementations?
>>>      
>>>
>>Years ago UNIX was considered a real-time system vs what the main 
>>frame is.  The MF is not real-time.  More like job oriented.
>>    
>>
>
>Maybe a description/semantic difference?  E.g. maybe they're using 
>"real-time" in context of what that (roughly) meant some
>25 years ago as compared to "interactive?"  Seems I remember the likes 
>of PDP & VAX (RSTS & VMS respectively) being called "real-time" because 
>people/users used them in "real time" aka "interactively" when Big Iron 
>of the day (MVS & descendants) was more "batch oriented" & kinda "faked 
>it" with the likes of TSO :).
>
>Nowadays especially I'd refer/consider "batch," "interactive"
>and "real-time" as 3 very different scenarios.  :)
>
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