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From: linimon@killer.UUCP (Mark Linimon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.misc
Subject: Re: Realtime OS's
Summary: Response and expansion to "realtime OS" survey
Keywords: Realtime
Message-ID: <4631@killer.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jun 88 17:48:01 GMT
References: <10450@udenva.cair.du.edu>
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection, Dallas, Texas
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In article <10450@udenva.cair.du.edu>, Richard Neitzel writes:
> 	1> Is there a mailing list for realtime OS's in general or any
> particular flavor in isolation?
> 
> 	2> Is there any interest in a realtime news group?
> 
> 				Richard Neitzel

This answer may be a little bit more than wanted, because for me
realtime OS's tend to be bound to particular implementations.  I discuss
what I know discussions on the net about both, below.

The closest thing is the newsgroup comp.periphs, where bus-based systems
tend to be discussed, including VMEbus, which tends to include system
discussions of things like VxWorks occasionally, or other kernels.  VxWorks
came up as a discussion point in comp.protocols.tcpip as well.

There is a "VMEbus" mailing list, heavy quotes here, it only applies to
the AT&T processor board which has about .01% of the market.  Typical
AT&T marketing.  Not much discussion of the software.

There are at least 4 VMEbus companies on the net, in general I think
they just tend to read and not contribute, like Mizar has.

There is a comp.os.os9 (I think that's the name) group for the OS/9
operating system.  Microware (the authors) are in on it but the group
is fairly quiet.

Comp.os.misc picks up on real-time but only rarely.

As for me, I would be interested in either mailing lists or newsgroups on
the following:

1. Real-time systems, such as VxWorks, VRTX, pSOS, etc. (disclaimer: Mizar uses
   first two out of those three).
2. Bus-based products, such as VME, Multibus I/II, STD, Nubus, Futurebus,
   etc.

Possibly the charter of comp.periphs could be expanded to include the
latter, since it does by default anyway, possibly also the former
if people feel it is worthwhile.

I'm willing to accumulate emailed replies in terms of interest, and/or
                          ^^^^^^^
to serve as a reference point, moderator, or whatever would help.

Mark Linimon
Mizar Digital Systems
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