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From: vik@lynx.uucp (Vikram Sohal)
Newsgroups: comp.realtime
Subject: Re: Realtime RISC?
Message-ID: <8358@lynx.UUCP>
Date: 18 Dec 90 16:51:29 GMT
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Reply-To: vik@lynx.UUCP (Vikram Sohal)
Organization: Lynx Real-Time Systems Inc, Los Gatos, CA
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>>>-I am curious (because I could be looking in the wrong places), are there
>>>-realtime operating systems/software/development environments for RISC
>>>-processors?  Is there a good source that would tell me (a cataloge) what
>>>-hardware (VME based) is available using RISC CPUs?
>
>Control Data has RT/IX (real-time Unix) running on the R3000 and R6000
>type of MIPS systems, known as the CD43xx and CD46xx series.
>Contact the CDC representative if you need more info.

This product (actually called TC/IX) is actually a version of LynxOS 
that CDC licensed from us.  We are planning on offering it on other 
MIPS platforms. We also have a i860 port and a port to the DG Aviion 
(88000-based), a SPARC port is being worked on as well as an IBM 
powerstation port. 

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Vic Sohal                                "MIPS is MIPS"
Lynx Real-Time Systems
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