| From: | Eddie Moore |
| Date: | 31 May 2000 at 16:09:36 |
| Subject: | Re: Mil Spec was Re: More PS2 Madness |
Hello Don!
On 26-May-00, Don Cox wrote:
>> *We* know that , in a lot of cases, there are alternatives to the
>> Wintel monopoly, and those of us who are in a position to be able to
>> do so, try to teach our children that fact, but "in a lot of cases"
>> isn't really good enough to convince the powers-that-be to at least
>> /look/ at the alternatives B-(
> You can at least explain to him that real robots run on QNX.
I can indeed. In the same way that I explained (and demonstrated) to him
that process control systems run on proprietry hardware/software.
Unfortunately, at least in my sector of the industry, that no longer holds
true, with the vast majority of new systems having a Windows-based
front-end and configuration s/w.
Ehh, many moons ago, I remember seeing a couple of Amiga 2000s controlling
the sequencing logic on one of the plants of a well-known soap powder
manufacturer; those days are long gone...
> (And lots of other OSes, but certainly not Windows or Amiga.)
> Tell him to load up the QNX site at school and look at the Real Worlsd
> stories.
I'll do that; thanks for the info.
Regards,
Eddie
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