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From: neil@wcc.oz (Neil Murray)
Newsgroups: comp.realtime
Subject: Re: books about real time programming
Summary: More books on real time systems
Message-ID: <539@wcc.oz>
Date: 21 Dec 89 03:44:05 GMT
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In article <1989Dec15.180424.9253@mentor.com>, killops@mentor.com (Scott Killops) writes:
> In article <1853@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> heidi@kiwi.bcm.tmc.edu (Heidi Johnson) writes:
> >
> >Can anyone recommend some good books for a person who is not even 
> >sure what 'real time' programming entails?

	Real-time software for small systems
	A.W.Leigh
	1988, Sigma press (UK),  ISBN 0-905104-98-6
	1988, Halsted press (US),ISBN 0-470-20980-1

   I bought this last week so I have only read ~20 pages which is covering the
basics so far.  It seems to be a 'hands-on' approach using a simple Z80 system
for the examples.  There's coverage on semaphores, producers/consumers with a
strong tie to the real-world showing where the problems occur and how the
theoretical concepts are used.  If the rest of the book is of similar style
I'll count this purchase as money well spent.

	A book by Ben Ari (title forgotten) gives an excellent treatment on
the classic problems in synchronisation, dining philosophers, producers/consum-
ers.  Its a book every programmer for device drivers, operating systems & real
time systems should be familiar with (my opinion of course).

> Well, speaking of MTOS, David Ripps from IPI has recently come out
> with "An Implementation Guide to Real-time Programming", published
> by Prentice Hall.  Haven't seen it, though.  (Anybody have any review
> comments?)

	Anyone have more details on this?  ISBN #, a review, contents list?

> I like Savitsky's book for a good general introduction to microprocessor
> based real-time systems, but I don't have a copy and don't recall the
> title off-hand.  It was reviewed by Plauger in "Embedded Systems Programming"
> about six months back. ...

	ditto for this.

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