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From: sam@osc.edu (Sam Bair)
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Subject: Re: real-time UNIX?
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Date: 27 Apr 91 11:48:35 GMT
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In article <40789@fmsrl7.UUCP>, hugh@slee01.srl.ford.com (Hugh Fader) writes:
> rmfowler@texrex.uucp (Rex Fowler) writes:
> > Is there such a thing as real-time UNIX for a PC?  If so, what is the
> > product and who is the vendor?  Any other comments?
> 

Venix/286 and Venix/386 offer "System V kernel and then adds fill preemptability and deteminism.  In addition, a contiguous file system, biased scheduling, asynchronous i/o and user level device drivers are added".  This from a glossy 
I picked up at a trade show.

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