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Re: Java on strongArm or in linux?

Take a look at the real-time linux page:

  http://luz.cs.nmt.edu/~rtlinux/

Basically, a real-time os allows you to absolutely specify when system
events should occur. It's useful for embedded systems, or any time you
want absolute control of external systems where timing is critical (say
robotics). The way its implemented in linux is by running the standard
linux kernel as a process with low priority within the real-time kernel.

-Paul

newbreed wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: June 2, 1998 6:42 PM
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> Subject: Re: Java on strongArm or in linux?
> 
> I've found NT to be pretty flakey.  It also wants 64M RAM to run well.
> Power management was provided through third party companies I thought,
> who specialize in embedded NT.  NT is also not real-time....hmm for
> that matter neither is MacOS or 95.  Linux has a real-time kernal.
> WinCE claims its getting there, but most of my friends in the industry
> laugh at it as simply lip service.
> 
>                                                 Thad Starner
>                                                 MIT Media Laboratory
>                                                 Wearable Computing Project
> 
> [PK] Could you explain/elaborate on "real-time kernal" or point to some
> info. I'd like to understand this. Thanks.
> 
> Paul K.
> 
> Paul Kelman
> NEWBREED

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