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From: sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Wishlist for A3000
Message-ID: <7730@g.ms.uky.edu>
Date: Thu, 19-Nov-87 00:52:49 EST
Article-I.D.: g.7730
Posted: Thu Nov 19 00:52:49 1987
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Organization: The Leaning Tower of Patterson Office @ The Univ. of KY
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Keywords: Commodore A3000 Do it RIGHT!

In article <1382@squeaker.munsell.UUCP> klm@squeaker.UUCP (Kevin [Being Weird Isn't Enough] McBride) writes:

[concerning lack of viability of real time applications under VM]

>Try running real time applications on a VAX under VMS.  Especially things
>like high speed data collection.  You end up dropping a lot of data on the
>floor.  On the other hand, a lowly 16-bit DG Eclipse running RDOS will do a
>wonderful job for you.  The problem is that the development environment is
>a real bitch to live with.

Where I work I do programming on a Masscomp 5500 running Real Time Unix
version 3.0A.  RTU supports real time applications, and does it quite well,
thus showing it can be done.  All one really has to do is give the user
system calls to lock memory and a priority system that allows a process
to take over the machine.


Sean
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