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From: meo@stiatl.UUCP (Miles O'Neal)
Newsgroups: comp.std.misc,comp.realtime,comp.arch,comp.os.misc,comp.misc
Subject: Re: TRON (a little long)
Keywords: Japan, TRON, standards, networks, operating systems
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Date: 15 Jun 89 15:04:20 GMT
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In article <382@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu> jdm@a.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu (James D Mooney) writes:
 ...
| Whether the TRON standards are good or bad, the project's scale, and
| results to date, make it certain that it will have some impact.
 ...
| *WHY DOESN'T ANYONE SEEM TO CARE?*
| 
| I do have some theories.  Which one do you think is right?
| 
| 1. It's a Japanese project, not relevant outside Japan.
Bingo. There's a lot of shortsightedness, NIH syndrome, and similar stuff
around.
| 2. It's not needed; there are enough standards.
Possibly.
| 3.  Only single-company de facto standards (like IBM) are practical.
I doubt this is a biggie.
| 4.  It's interesting, but will have no effect on me.
Bingo again. Japanese project, Japanese standard.


Part of it is, I believe, frustration and fear of the Japanese, and
lack of any clear idea how to deal with them. SO, in typical US fashion,
we ignore it and hope it goes away.

But also, there has not been very much press coverage, or professional
group attention turned towards it. I suspect most of us don't really
even know what all it covers. I certainly don't. Throw in that with the
fact that we are standardizing on UNIX (the ultimate real-time system
(haha)) and a handful of microprocessors, and most people see no need,
no interest, no threat.

SO, educate us. What are the high points, the low points, and such,
from your vantage point?

-Miles