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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.realtime
Subject: Re: Searching for realtime languages
Message-ID: <4350@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 30 May 89 20:50:40 GMT
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In article <14355@bfmny0.UUCP>, tneff@bfmny0.UUCP (Tom Neff) writes:
> I am posting this via Followup rather than mail because it's time
> PL/M raised its head in comp.realtime.  I recommend PL/M as a realtime
> language of choice in all Intel CPU environments from 8051 to 80486.

That's the problem, though. You're stuck in intel environemnts once
you're coding in PL/M. That's fine for embedded controllers, but for
big projects it's a major cross to bear.

PL/M is a nice little language, but it's too closely tied to the processor.
If you've any intent of making your code portable, avoid it. If you're
married to intel for other reasons, though, I can't think of a better
language for their x86 family.
-- 
Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation.

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