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From: ram@elmgate.UUCP (Randy Martens)
Newsgroups: comp.databases,comp.edu,comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Authoring Systems
Message-ID: <703@elmgate.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 6-Aug-87 15:29:16 EDT
Article-I.D.: elmgate.703
Posted: Thu Aug  6 15:29:16 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 8-Aug-87 12:06:52 EDT
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Organization: Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY
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Keywords: UNIX DOS JAM FORMAKER Windows for Data
Summary: Quantum Unix (QNX) & Quantum Dos (QDOS)
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In article <284@auvax.UUCP> louis@auvax.UUCP (Louis Schmittroth) writes:
>I am looking for an applications generator to be used to develope
>computer-based instruction programs which must run on both MS/DOS and
>UNIX.  Ideally this should be an authoring system which generates C
>program modules which could also be used as a front end for a DBMS.  It
...
>The authoring system should really be a front end to generate C code
>and call on a library of functions supplied with the package.  It
>should have a screen builder and should generate a data dictionary, but
>also flow control facilities.
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There is a product Produced by Quantum Software Systems of Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada, called QNX.  It is designed towards 80286 based PC's and makes
them run like greased bats out of hell.  It is the NICEST PC OpSys I have
ever seen.  It is full blown UNIX, full blown "C", and lots of nice features
including windowing, DBMS, networking, menu builder, editor, lots of function 
libraries & so forth.  It does real-time/multi-tasking/multi-processing very
well.  Part of the package is a tool called QDOS which allows you to
run MSDOS inside a UNIX shell, and have the DOS applications think that
they are on their very own little DOS machine, and let the QNX control
them and run other tasks in paralell.  It also includes the ability to create
applications in the UNIX environment. and crosslink them to run as dos .EXE 
files.

Quantum can be reached at (613)-591-0931 or (613)-726-1896.

Randy Martens - Hi ! I am new to the net.
Mail - Eastman Kodak, dept. 646 2-9, 901 Elmgrove Road, Rochester, NY, 14650
"Reality - what a Concept !" - R.Williams