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Subject: Comp.realtime: A list of real-time operating systems and tools (LONG)
Newsgroups: comp.realtime,news.answers,comp.answers
From: [e-mail] (Mark Linimon)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 07:10:51 GMT

Archive-name: realtime-computing/list
Version: 2.00 (February 1994)
Last-Modified: Sun Jan 30 17:45:39 EST 1994

[Due to the large number of new entries, and the split of information into
"Description" and "Environment" headers, I consider this a new major-number
release of the FAQ.  mcl]

This posting provides an incomplete list of software operating systems
and tools available for the real-time market, gathered from various
net.postings.  Two companion postings, "Comp.realtime: Welcome to
comp.realtime" <[e-mail]>,
and "Comp.realtime: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)",
<[e-mail]>, provide an introduction
to the group, and answers to frequently asked questions.

These articles are repeated periodically for the benefit of new readers.

[Editorial comments may be found in brackets.]

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Subject: table of contents

    Subject: A list of real-time operating systems and toolkits.
    Subject: Commercial real-time operating systems.
        Subject: AMX.
        Subject: ARTA.
        Subject: Byte-BOS.
        Subject: C Executive.
        Subject: CHORUS.
        Subject: CX/UX, CX/SX, CX/RT.
        Subject: DECelx and VAXELN.
        Subject: FlexOS.
        Subject: Helios.
        Subject: HP-RT.
        Subject: iRMX.
        Subject: LynxOS.
        Subject: MicroWorks.
        Subject: MTEX.
        Subject: MTOS.
        Subject: MTOS-UX.
        Subject: MultiTask!
        Subject: Nucleus PLUS.
        Subject: Nucleus RTX.
        Subject: OS-9.
        Subject: OS-9000.
        Subject: OS/32.
        Subject: OS/Open.
        Subject: PDOS.
        Subject: Precise/MPX, Precise/MQX.
        Subject: pSOS+.
        Subject: pSOS+ pSOSystem.
        Subject: PXROS.
        Subject: QNX.
        Subject: REAL/IX.
        Subject: RTMX.
        Subject: RTU.
        Subject: RTXC.
        Subject: smx.
        Subject: SORIX 386/486.
        Subject: SPOX.
        Subject: SunOS.
        Subject: TSX-32.
        Subject: Umax V, uMPX, uRTT, uARTE.
        Subject: UNOS.
        Subject: VAXELN.
        Subject: VCOS.
        Subject: VENIX/386.
        Subject: Virtuoso.
        Subject: VRTX, VRTX32.
        Subject: VRTXsa.
        Subject: VxWorks.
        Subject: XLoad.
    Subject: Research (non-commercial) real-time operating systems.
            Subject: Chimera 3.0
            Subject: Harmony Real-Time Operating System
    Subject: Hobbyist/tinkerer real-time operating systems.
        Subject: CTASK.
        Subject: MRTX.
        Subject: REXIS.
    Subject: Commercial real-time toolkits.
        Subject: Parallel C.
        Subject: RTworks.
    Subject: Contributions to comp.realtime FAQs.

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Subject: A list of real-time operating systems.

Below is a list of both commercial and research Real-Time Operating
Systems (RTOS) which are being used around the world for implementing
sensor-based systems.  Only the name and address of at most one
distributor per country per RTOS is included.  Since the available
features of each RTOS are constantly changing, and the advantages and
disadvantages of each are greatly a matter of opinion and target
application, no such descriptions are given.  If you want
that information, contact the distributor directly, or ask
your colleagues on the Net for their opinions.

Please send updates/changes/corrections to <[e-mail]>;
however, you might want to Cc: the original author, David B. Stewart
<[e-mail]>.

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Subject: Commercial real-time operating systems.

The following commercial RTOSes are listed in alphabetical order.  [The
list is known to be incomplete; please feel free to add others.]

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Subject: AMX.

    Description:
        Small, prioritized, preemptive real-time kernel.
    Environment:
        Runs on 80x86, 680x0/68332, Z80/64180, 8080/85, i960,
        and MIPS R3000.
    Canada:
        Kadak Products Ltd
        206-1847 West Broadway
        Vancouver, B.C., Canada
        V6J 1Y5
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]

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Subject: ARTA.

    Description:
[George Warner <[e-mail]> reports:

Apple recently announced ARTA (Apple Real Time Architecture) from Apple
Computer.  It provides for real-time processing on AT&T DSPs and has a long
list of real-time modules which execute on it, particularly for audio, voice,
telephony, FAX, and modem.  Apple recently announced its ARTA on the new av
Macs, the Centris 660av and the Quadra 840av.

I don't yet have any further contact information -- Mark]

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Subject: Byte-BOS.

    Description:
        Small, prioritized, preemptive real-time kernel.
    Environment:
        Runs on almost all 8, 16 and 32 bit microprocessors and
        microcontrollers and on some TI DSPs.
    USA:
        Byte-BOS Integrated Systems
        P.O. Box 3067
        Del Mar, CA 92014
        tel [phone]
        tel  [phone] (USA only)

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Subject: C Executive.

    Description:
        Small, prioritized, preemptive real-time kernel.
    Environment:
        Runs on almost all general purpose 8, 16 & 32 bit processors.
    USA:
        JMI Software Systems, Inc.
        P.O. Box 481
        904 Sheble Lane
        Spring House, PA 19477
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]

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Subject: CHORUS.

    Description:
        Distributed real-time microkernel.  Compatibility with UNIX
        has been a major goal in its design.
    Environment:
        Runs on Intel 80x86, Motorola 68k, Motorola 88k, SPARC,
        MIPS R3000, Transputer T805 and T9000 simulator, and HP PA-RISC.
    U.S.A.:
        Chorus systems Inc.
        18 Park Ave
        Los Gatos, CA 95030
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    Email:
        David Robinson <[e-mail]>
    France:
        Chorus systemes
        6, Avenue Gustave Eiffel
        F-78182 Saint Quentin en Yvelines Cedex
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
     Email:
        Marc Maathuis <[e-mail]>

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Subject: CX/UX, CX/SX, CX/RT.

    Description:
        CX/UX: regular, CX/SX: secure, CX/RT: even more real-time.
    Environment:
        Runs on vnendor's NH5800 symmetric multiprocessor, with up
        to eight 88110 RISC processors.
    U.S.A.:
        Harris Computer Systems Division
        2101 W. Cypress Creek Road
        Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309-1892
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]

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Subject: DECelx and VAXELN.

    Description:
        [I don't have one, yet.]
    Environment:
        The DECelx Toolkit runs on DECsystems under the Ultrix O/S;
        targets are DECsystem, R3000 SBC (both endians) or Motorola 68k.
        The DECelx Toolkit also runs on DECsystems (AXP based) running
        DEC OSF/1.  The VAXELN Toolkit runs on a VAX under the VMS
        operating system; target is VAX.  [Note: DEC folk have stated
        that "VAXen is a discouraged term".]
    U.S.A.:
        Corporate Headquarters
        Digital Equipment Corporation
        146 Main Street
        Maynard, Massachusetts 01754-2571
        tel [phone] (1-800-DIGITAL) (toll free in North America onlyl)
        tel [phone]
    Europe:
        European Headquarters
        Digital Equipment Corporation
        12 Avenue des Morgines
        Case Postale 176
        CH-1213 Petit-Lancy 1, Geneva
        Switzerland
        tel [phone]
    Japan:
        Japan Regional Office
        Digital Equipment Corporation Japan
        Sunshine 60, P.O. Box 1135
        1-1, Higashi Ikebukuro 3-chome
        Toshima-ku
        Tokyo
        Japan 170
        tel [phone]
    Canada:
        Canadian Headquarters
        Digital Equipment of Canada, Ltd.
        100 Herzberg Road
        Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2K 2A6
        tel [phone]
    International:
        General International Area Headquarters
        Digital Equipment Corporation
        100 Nagog Park
        Acton, Massachusetts 01720-3499
        tel [phone]
        NOTE: Digital has offices in approximately 130 countries
        worldwide.

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Subject: FlexOS.

    Description:
        Hard R/T very close to POSIX 1003.  Development self-hosted on
        PC.  FlexOS 386 is binary compatible with DOS 3.3.  Network
        Extensions.
    Environment:
        Runs on Intel x86 platforms.  Separate optimized versions for
        186, 286 and 386.
    Email:
        unknown.
    USA:
        FlexOS Product Marketing
        Novell Dedicated Systems
        70 Garden Ct.
        Monterey, CA 93940
        phone: [phone]
                  800 NETWARE (USA only)
        fax:   [phone]
    France:
        NOVELL
        Tour Anjour
        33 Quai de Dion Bouton
        92814 Puteaux CEDEX
        phone: [phone]
        fax:   [phone]
    Sweden:
        Objektutveckling AB
        P.O.Box 143
        S-234 23 LOMMA
        phone: [phone]
        fax:   [phone]

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Subject: Helios.

    Description:
        Large prioritized, preemptive, multiuser, UNIX-like real-time
        kernel, particularly designed for distributed processing.
        Offered by several DSP board vendors for their products.
    Environment:
        Runs on: Transputer family, i860, C40, ARM.
        U.K.:
        Distributed Software, Ltd.
        The Maltings,
        Charlton Rd.,
        Shepton Mallet,
        Sommerset BA4 5QE,
        United Kingdom.
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]

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Subject: HP-RT.

    Description:
        [I don't have one, yet.]
    Environment:
            HP-RT and its applications run on the HP 9000 Series 700rt
            target systems.  The HP-RT Developer's Kit is hosted on HP 9000
            Series 700 and 800, HP-UX (Release 9.0) systems.
        U.S.A.:
            Hewlett-Packard Company
            3000 Hanover Street
            Palo Alto, CA  94303
            [phone], (toll free; in North America only.)
        Canada:
            Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Ltd.
            6877 Goreway Drive
            Mississauga, Ontario L4V 1MB
            [phone], (toll free; in North America only.)
        Latin America:
            Hewlett-Packard
            Latin America Region Headquarters
            Monte Pelvoux No. 111-2nd Floor
            Lomas de Chapultepec
            11000 Mexico, D.F.
            [phone]
        Japan:
            Yokogawa-Hewlett-Packard Ltd.
            Kohrakuen Shinjuku Bld.
            15-7 Nishi Shinjuku 4-Chome
            Shinjuku, Tokyo  160
            [phone]
        Asia Pacific
            Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific Ltd.
            22/F Bond Centre
            West Tower
            89 Queensway, Central
            Hong Kong
            [phone]
        Australia/New Zealand:
            Hewlett-Packard Australia Ltd.
            31-41 Joseph Street
            Blackburn, Victoria 3130
            Melbourne, Australia
            [phone]
        European Headquarters:
            Hewlett-Packard S.A.
            Route du Nant-d'Avril 150
            CH-1217 Meyrin 2/Geneva
            Switzerland
            [phone]

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Subject: iRMX.

    Description:
        [I don't have one, yet.]
    Environment:
        iRMX III: Runs on Intel 80X86-based computers
        iRMX for Windows: Runs on 386SX-based and later IBM
        and Compaq-compatibles
    Email:
        Chris Carvalho <[e-mail]>
    U.S.A.:
        Intel Corporation
        5200 N.E. Elam Young Parkway
        Hillsboro, OR 97124
        toll free [phone] (1-800-GET-IRMX) (in North America)
        tel [phone].
    U.K.:
        Intel Corporation (UK) Ltd.
        Piper's Way
        Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 1RJ
        tel [phone]
        France:
        Intel Paris
        1 Rue Edison-BP 303
        78054 St.-Quentin-en-Yvelines Cedex
        tel [phone]
    Japan:
        Intel Japan K.K.
        Flower-Hill Shin-machi
        1-23-9, Shinmachi
        Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 15
        tel [phone]
    Germany:
        Intel Semiconductor GmbH
        Seidlestrasse 277
        D-8000 Munchen
        tel [phone]

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Subject: LynxOS.

    Description:
        Large, prioritzed, preemptive, UNIX-compatible real-time kernel.
        POSIX compatibility, UNIX features (file system, windows,
        networking).  There is a Usenet newsgroup comp.os.lynx.
    Environment:
        Runs on a wide variety of platforms, including Motorola,
        Intel, Sun, and Hewlett Packard.  (The platforms that Lynx
        sells are PC-AT, MVME 147, MVME 167, Intel i860, Motorola M88K,
        MIPS R3000 and Sparc.  Lynx does not sell the HP version; it
        is available from HP as HP-RT.)
    U.S.A.:
        Lynx Real-Time Systems, Inc.
        16780 Lark Avenue
        Los Gatos, CA 95030
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]


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Subject: MicroWorks.

    Description:
        Compact, prioritized, preemptive, real-time OS based on the
        'wind' kernel.  Subset of VxWorks (q.v.) which is more suitable
        for embedding after development with VxWorks.
    Environment:
        Runs on a wide variety of hardware, including MC680x0, MC683xx,
        Intel i960, Intel i386, R3000, SPARC, Fujitsu SPARClite, and TRON
        Gmicro 100/200/300.  Requires a host workstation for program
        development.  Supported host platforms include Sun3, Sun4, HP9000,
        IBM RS-6000, DEC, SGI, and MIPS.
    U.S.A.:
        (See entry under VxWorks.)

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Subject: MTEX.

    Description:
        Small, prioritized, preemptive, VRTX-like real-time kernel.
    Environment:
        Runs on: 808x, 68K, NSC 16xxx.
    U.S.A.:
        Telenetworks
        625 Second St., Suite 100,
        Petaluma, CA 94952
        tel: [phone]
        fax: [phone]

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Subject: MTOS.

    Description:
        Small, prioritized, preemptive, real-time kernel.
    Environment:
        Runs on 68K, 88K, x86.
    U.S.A.:
        Industrial Programming, Inc.
        100 Jericho Quadrangle
        Jericho, NY, 11753
        tel [phone]
        tel    800 365-MTOS (toll free, North America only)
        fax [phone]

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Subject: MTOS-UX.

    Description:
        Small, prioritized, preemptive, real-time kernel.  Networking
        and file system add-ons available.  Supports multiprocessing
        with up to 16 processors.
    Environment:
        Runs on 68K, 88K, x86.
    U.S.A.:
        (see "MTOS" listing, above.)

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Subject: MultiTask!

    Description:
        [I don't have one, yet.]
        Environment:
        It is available for: x86: 386/486/Pentium Protected Mode;
            i960; 8051; 8096/196; Z80/180; 68HC11; 68HC16; 680x0/683xx;
        R3000; and SPARC.
    Email:
        Don Dunstan <[e-mail]>
    U.S.A.:
        U S Software
        Portland, Oregon
        Phone: [phone]
            1 800 356 7097 (USA)
        Fax:   [phone]

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Subject: Nucleus PLUS.

    Description:
        Small, scalable, preemptive real-time kernel.  Networking
        and file system add-ons available.  Modular, using a nanokernel.
        Newer than Nucleus RTX.
        Environment:
            Intel 8086/80186, Intel 80386/80486, Motorola 680x0, 68HC11, ARM.
    U.S.A.:
        Accelerated Technology Inc.
        P. O. Box 850245
        Mobile, Alabama 36685
        Phone: [phone]
            1 800 468 6853 (USA)
        Fax:   [phone]

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Subject: Nucleus RTX.

    Description:
        Small, prioritized, preemptive real-time kernel.  Networking
        and file system add-ons available.  Offered by many DSP board
        vendors for their products (often their own customized versions).
        Environment:
            Intel 8086/80186, Intel 80386/80486, Motorola 680x0, 683xx,
        AMD 29xxx, National 32x32, Intel 960, 860, MIPS, SPARC, ARM60.
    U.S.A.:
        (See listing for Nucleus PLUS).

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Subject: OS-9.

    Description:
        Compact, prioritized, preemptive real-time kernel.  File
        system, networking, windowing, and multimedia add-ons available.
        There is a Usenet newsgroup comp.os.os9.
    Environment:
        Runs on MC68xxx processors.  Self-hosted, DOS, or
        popular Unix cross-development supported.
    Email:
        [e-mail]
    U.S.A.:
        Microware Systems Corporation
        Corporate Headquarters
        1900 N.W. 114th Street
        Des Moines, Iowa 50325-7077
        tel [phone]
        tel    [phone] (toll free, in USA only)
        fax [phone]
        Regional sales offices are located throughout the US.  Contact
        Des Moines for the appropriate office.
    UK, Holland, Belgium, Luxemberg, Scandinavia:
        Microware Systems (UK) Limited
        Leylands Farm
        Colden Common
        Winchester, Hants.
        England, SO21 1TH
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    France, Russia, Spain, Italy:
        Microware Systems France
        Chateau de la Saurine
        Pont de Bayeux
        13590 Meyreuil
        France
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    Germany:
        Dr. Rudolf Keil, GmbH
        Gerhart-Hauptmann-Str. 30
        6915 Dossenheim
        Germany
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    Switzerland:
        Elsoft AG
        Zelweg 12
        CH-5405 Baden-Dattwill
        Switzerland
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    Japan
        Microware Systems K.K.
        17-3, Sotokanda 2-Chome
        Chiyoda-Ku
        Tokyo 101, Japan
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    Australia
        Microprocessor Consultants Pty. Ltd
        23, Norma Road
        Palm Beach 2108
        NSW Australia
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]

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Subject: OS-9000.

    Description:
        Scalable, prioritized, preemptive multi-user real-time kernel.
        Network and file system add-ons available.
    Environment:
        Runs on 386, 486, Pentium and PowerPC processors.
        Self-hosted, DOS, or popular Unix cross-development supported.
    U.S.A.:
        (see listing for OS-9, above).

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Subject: OS/32.

    Description:
        Runs on Concurrent Computer Corp. machines.
        See 'RTU' entry for address and telephone information.

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Subject: OS/Open.

    Description:
        Features include open programming interface [POSIX standard];
        open network interfaces; hard real-time support; and optimization
        for PowerPC.
    Environment:
        Targets are PowerPC microprocessors.  Cross-development on
        IBM RS/6000 or SUN hosts.
    Email:
        [e-mail]
    U.S.A.:
        IBM Corporation
        Embedded Systems Solutions Division
        Mail Stop H83A/061
        P.O. Box 12195
        Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
        Phone: [phone]

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Subject: PDOS.

    Description:
        Small, prioritized, preemptive real-time kernel.  File system,
        networking and user interface add-ons available.
    Environment:
        Runs on MC680x0/683xx family.  Development can be either
        self-hosted, or through cross-development from Sun Sparc, HP,
        or PC compatible host systems.  Available tools include TCP/IP,
        FTP, Telnet, Socket network support; Microtec Research's ANSI
        C/C++ compilers; XRAY/MTD multitasking source-level debugger,
        and MasterWorks development environment.
    Email:
        Clark Roundy <[e-mail]>
    U.S.A.
        Eyring Corporation
        System Software Division
        1455 West 820 North
        Provo, Utah  84601
        tel: [phone]
        tel:    [phone] (toll free; USA only)
        fax: [phone]
    Germany:
        Systrix
        Hindenburgring 31
        7900 Ulm
        GERMANY
        Phone: [phone]
        Fax:   [phone]
    Holland:
        Interay
        Lageweg 2a JW Bergum
        Friesland, HOLLAND
        Phone:  [phone]
        Fax:    [phone]
    Japan:
        Hitachi Zosen
        1-1 Hitotsubashi 1-chrome
        Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100
        JAPAN
        Phone: [phone]
        Fax:   [phone]
    England/U.K.:
        Eyrisoft LTD
        Etwall Street
        Derby DE3 3DT
        U.K.
        Phone: [phone]
        Fax:   [phone]

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Subject: Precise/MPX, Precise/MQX.

    Description:
        Large, scalable, prioritized, preemptive real-time kernel.
        (Note, see 'Harmony' entry for research version of Precise/MPX)
        Networking add-ons available.  (Precise/MQX = "Message Queue
        eXecutive"; Precise/MPX is an earlier kernel.)
    Environment:
        Runs on 680x0, 683xx, DSP96002, 80x88, 80x86, C3x, C4x, SPARClite.
    Email:
        [e-mail]
    Canada
        Precise Software Technologies Inc.
        301 Moodie drive
        Suite 308
        Nepean, Ontario, Canada
        K2H 9C4
        tel: [phone]
        fax: [phone]
        tel:    [phone] (toll free, North America only)

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Subject: pSOS+.

    Description:
        Software Components Group, who distributed pSOS+, have merged
        with Integrated Systems, Inc.  See entry for pSOSystem, below.

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Subject: pSOS+ pSOSystem.

    Description:
        Full scale embedded/real-time OS including pSOS+ and pSOS+m
        (multiprocessing) kernels, networking/multiprocessing extensions,
        file systems and development environment.  Third party software
        also available (drivers, etc.).
    Environment:
        Runs on a variety of microprocessors, including Motorola 680x0,
        683xx, and 881x0; and Intel i960, 386/486 and Pentium.  Requires
        a host workstation or PC for program development: Sun4, IBM-PC or
        compatible, HP9000-300/400/700, HP Apollo, IBM RS6000, DECstation
        VAX/VMS.
    Email:
        [e-mail]
    U.S.A. and "rest of world":
        Integrated Systems, Inc.
        3260 Jay Street
        Santa Clara, CA  95054
        tel: [phone] PSOS
             [phone]
        fax: [phone]
    U.K.:
        Integrated Systems, Ltd.
        First Floor, Gate House
        Fretherene Road, Welwyn Garden City
        Herts AL8 6NS
        England
        tel: [phone]
        fax: [phone]
    France:
        Integrated Systems, S.A.
        1 rue du Petit Robinson
        78350 Jouay-en-Josas
        France
        tel: [phone]
        fax: [phone]
    Germany:
        ARS Integrated Systems, GmbH
        Starnberger STR 22
        D-8035 Gauting
        Muenchen, Germany
        tel: [phone]
        fax: [phone]
    Japan:
        Integrated Systems, Inc.
        601 Sanpo Ebisu Building
        1-2-6 EBISU MINAMI
        Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150
        tel: [phone]
        fax: [phone]

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Subject: PXROS.

    Description:
        Real-time microkernel with low-overhead interrupt structure.
        UNIX emulation functions such as filesystems, TCP/IP, NFS,
        and so forth, also available.
    Environment:
        Selfhosted, or hosted on UNIX or DOS/Windows.  Runs on Intel
        80386/486, Motorola 68020/30/40 and PowerPC, NSC 32k, HP16xxx,
        and Siemens 80C166/167 processors.
    Email:
        not yet known.
    Germany:
        HighTec EDV Systeme GmbH
        Neue Bahnhofstrasse 71
        D-66386 St. Ingbert
        Germany
        Tel: [phone]
        Fax: [phone]

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Subject: QNX.

    Description:
        Large, scalable, prioritized, preemptive, multiuser, UNIX/POSIX
        compatible real-time operating system.  There is a Usenet
        newsgroup comp.os.qnx.
    Environment:
        Runs on Intel 80286/386/486.  Also hosts MS-Windows in
        Standard mode.
    Email:
        Dan Hildebrand <[e-mail]>
    Canada:
        QNX Software Systems (formerly Quantum Software Systems)
        175 Terence Matthews Cr.
        Kanata, Ontario K2M 1W8
        Canada
        tel [phone]
        tel    [phone] (toll-free; in North America only)
        fax [phone]
    Germany:
        QNX Software Systems
        Westendstr. 19 6000 Frankfurt am Main 1
        Germany
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]

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Subject: REAL/IX.

    Description:
        [I don't have one, yet.]
    Environment:
        Runs on the vendor's Tri-Dimensional Series of computer
        systems, which use the MC680x0, MC88x00, and Intel
        iSBC 80386/80486 processors, and the 32000M computer systems
        of ATM Computer GmbH, Germany.  VMEbus, Multibus II, and
        AT/EISA bus versions are available.
    Email:
        [e-mail]
        uunet!modcomp!dan
    U.S.A. and Latin America:
        Modular Computer Systems, Inc.
        1650 West McNab Road
        P.O.Box 6099
        Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33340-6099
        tel [phone] (for U.S.A.)
        tel [phone] (for Latin America)
    Canada:
        MODCOMP Canada, Ltd.
        160 Traders Blvd.
        Mississauga, Ontario
        Canada L4Z 3K7
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    Germany:
        ATM Computer GmbH
        Buecklestr. 1-5
        D-78467 Konstanz
        Germany
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    International (otherwise):
        Modular Computer Systems
        The Business Centre
        Molly Millars Lane
        Wokingham, Berkshire
        RG11 2JQ, UK
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]

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Subject: RTMX.

    Description:
        Large prioritized, preemptive, multiuser, POSIX compatible
        real-time operating system.
    Environment:
        Runs on 68040, 80386/486, 88100/110, SPARC, i860.
    U.S.A.:
        RTMX Inc.
        3333 Chapel Hill Blvd., Suite D200
        Durham, NC 27707
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    Email
        [e-mail]

------------------------------

Subject: RTU.

    Description:
        [I don't have one, yet.]
    Environment:
            Runs on Concurrent's multiprocessor systems using
            680x0 (1-3) or R3000 (1-8) microprocessors.
    Email:
        Ted Swoyer <[e-mail]>
        North America
            Concurrent Computer Corporation
            2 Crescent Place
            Oceanport, NJ 07727
            toll free [phone]  (in North America)
        tel [phone]
    Tel. Numbers:
        Intl. Headquarters  [phone]
        Australia           (61) 2-887-1000
        Belgium             (32) 2-6604924
        France              (33) 130-853700
        Germany             (49) 89856030
        Greece              (30) 1-682-9927
        Hong Kong           (85) 2-880-0802
        Italy               (39) 39-639421
        Japan               (81) 3-3864-5711
        Netherlands         (31) 18-2038000
        Singapore           (65) 339-8877
        Spain               (34) 1-259-3911
        Sweden              (46) 8-733-0265
        United Kingdom      (44) 753-534511

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Subject: RTXC.

    Description:
        ROMable embedded-system kernel: source provided.  Provides
        programming interface identical on all target platforms.  Kernel
        is supplied in 3 packages: basic, advanced and extended library.
    Environment:
        Runs on: AMD 29k/292xx, 294xx; Hitachi 6303, H8/300, H8/500;
        Intel iAPX 80x86, 80x96, 80x51; Motorola MC680x0, M68HC11,
        16; NEC V25/V53; Siemens 166/167; TI TMS 320C30; TI 340x0;
        Zilog Z80/Z180.  Host platform: IBM PCs and compatibles, Sun
        on the way.
    USA:
        Embedded System Products (formerly A.T. Barrett + Associates)
        11501 Chimney Rock, Suite R
        Houston, TX 77035-2900
        tel [phone]
        tel    [phone] (USA only)
        fax [phone]

------------------------------

Subject: smx.

    Description:
        "Simple Multitasking Executive".  Small, prioritized, preemptive
        real-time kernel.
    Environment:
        Runs on 80x86 family
        only.
    USA:
        Micro Digital, Inc.
        6402 Tulagi St.
        Cypress, CA 90630
        tel  [phone]
        fax [phone]

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Subject: SORIX 386/486.

    Description:
        Based on USL SVR4.0 3.0 with real-time exhancements.
    Environment:
        Runs on Intel 80386 and 80486 processors.
    Email:
        [e-mail] (common questions, prices ...)
        [e-mail] (detailed technical support)
        Germany:
        Siemens AG
        Automation Group
        Operating Systems and Software Technology
        P.O. Box 4848, W-8500 Nuremberg 1
        Fed. Rep. of Germany
        (tel) (49) 911-8952203
        (fax) (49) 911-8953735

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Subject: SPOX.

    Description:
        Compact, scalable, prioritized, preemptive real-time kernel.
        Add-ons: file system, networking, math & sig. processing libraries.
    Environment:
        Runs on Texas Instruments C30, C40, C50; Analog Devices 21XX,
        210XX; and Motorola 56000, 96000 DSP chips.  A host development
        system is required, but target code may be embedded.
    U.S.A.:
        Spectron Microsystems, Inc.
        5266 Hollister Ave
        Santa Barbara, CA  93111
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone] (note: former number listed was incorrect)

------------------------------

Subject: SunOS.

    Description:
Partial information from: [e-mail] (Gil Tene):

    The Solaris 2.x kernel is a preemptive multithreaded kernel, entirely
    different from the SunOS 4.x kernels.  I've read some of their white
    papers on real-time features.  The new OS supports a realtime priority
    scheduling class above the normal unix scheduling class.  They quote
    a "guaranteed" worst-case response time (event-to-actual-process
    running) of under 1ms on a Sparc 2.  The newer machines (Sparc 10)
    should do much better, but the hard 1ms response time is good enough
    to qualify it as a realtime OS.

------------------------------

Subject: TSX-32.

    Description:
        TSX-32 is a DOS compatible, multi-user, multi-tasking,
        networking operating system with real-time capabilities.
        TSX-32 multi-tasks standard DOS applications (16-bit), and 32-bit
        Extended DOS and Native [TSX] applications at the same time.
    Environment:
        Intel i386, i486, and compatible microprocessors.
    U.S.A.:
        S&H Computer Systems, Inc.
        1027 17th Ave  South
        Nashville  TN  37212   USA
        [phone]    voice
        786577        telex
        [phone]    fax

------------------------------

Subject: Umax V, uMPX, uRTT, uARTE.

    Description:
        Umax V: Encore's R/T enhanced multithreaded Unix
        uMPX: Encore's Concept compatable Kernel
        uRTT: "Real Time Threads" kernel (POSIX compliant interface)
        uARTE: Ada R/T Exec   "Bare Machine Ada"
    Environment:
        Runs on vendor's 88100 multi processor family of computer systems.
    U.S.A.:
        Encore Computer Corporation
        6901 West Sunrise Blvd.
        Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33313-4499
        tel [phone]
    Canada:
        Encore Informatique Limitee
        100 Alexis Nihon Blvd.
        Suite 270
        St. Laurent, Quebec H4M 2N7
        Canada
        tel [phone]
    U.K., Sweden, Holland, and Germany:
        Encore Computer (UK) LTD.
        Marlborough House
        Mole Business Park
        Randalls Road
        Leatherhead
        Surrey KT227BA
        England
        (44) 372-363363
    France, Spain, and Italy
        Encore Computer S. A.
        Parc D' Activite De Bois D'Arcy
        Secteur Nord, Rue Michael Faraday
        78180 Montigny-Le-Bretonneux
        France
        (33) 13-460-61-01
    Hong Kong, Japan, and Pacific Rim:
        Encore Computer (Asia) Limited
        Room 3505 Windsor House
        311 Gloucester Road
        Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
        (85) 2-576-9686

------------------------------

Subject: UNOS.

    Description:
        [I don't have one, yet.]
    Environment:
        Runs on MC680x0 and Intel 80x86 based processors.
    Email:
        [e-mail]
    U.S.A.:
        Charles River Data Systems, Inc.
        983 Concord St.
        Framingham, MA. 01701
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]

[I've heard from more than one source that UNOS is no longer being
actively marketed; their email address may have changed, as well. -- Mark]

------------------------------

Subject: VAXELN.

    Description:
        Toolkit runs on VAX under VMS operating system; target is VAX.
        See entry DECelx for address list.

------------------------------

Subject: VCOS.

    Description:
[George Warner <[e-mail]> reports:
Your list of real-time operating systems failed to include VCOS (Visible
Caching Operating System) from AT&T.  It provides for real-time processing
on AT&T DSPs and has a long list of real-time modules which execute on it,
particularly for audio, voice, telephony, FAX, and modem.  AT&T announced
VCOS in 1992.

I don't yet have any further contact information -- Mark]

------------------------------

Subject: VENIX/386.

    Description:
        Large prioritized, preemptive, multiuser, UNIX compatible
        real-time operating system.  Interactive SysVR3.2 + real-time
        extensions.
    Environment:
        Runs on 80x86 family only.
    International:
        VenturCom, Inc.
        215 First Street
        Cambridge, MA 02142
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]

------------------------------

Subject: Virtuoso.

    Description:
        Prioritized, preemptive, real-time kernel.  Highly distributed
        design (any object can be mapped onto any processor without
        changing the source code).  Offered by several DSP board vendors
        for their products.
    Environment:
        Runs on TI C3x, C4x, Mot 56K, 96K, ADI 21020, x86, 68K, R30xx,
        Transputer T4xx, T8xx, 68HC11, 68HC16.
    International:
        Intelligent Systems International Inc.
        Lindestraat 9
        B-3210 Linden
        Begium
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]

------------------------------

Subject: VRTX, VRTX32.

    Description:
        Compact, prioritized, preemptive, real-time kernel.  Networking
        and file system add-ons available.
    Environment:
        VRTX32 runs on a wide variety of processors, including MC680x0,
        Intel 80x86 and 80960, and National Semiconductor series 32000.
        VRTX, which it mostly supplanted, ran on the MC680x0 only.
    Email:
        [e-mail]
    U.S.A.:
        Ready Systems
        470 Potrero Avenue
        P.O.Box 60217
        Sunnyvale, CA 94086
        tel [phone]
        tel    [phone] (toll free, North America only)
        fax [phone]
    Europe:
        Ready Systems SARL (Paris)
        16 Bis Rue Grange Dame Rose
        78140 Velizy-Villacoublay
        France
        tel. [phone]
        fax. [phone]
    (There are also offices in France, Germany, UK, Japan, Korea, Italy.)

------------------------------

Subject: VRTXsa.

    Description:
        Compact, scalable, prioritized, preemptive, real-time kernel.
        Networking and file system add-ons available.  Nanokernel
        architecture.  This is a new kernel that is upward compatible
        with VRTX and claims improvements in both modularity and
        performance.
    Environment:
        Runs on 68K.
    U.S.A.:
        (See listing under VRTX).

------------------------------

Subject: VxWorks.

    Description:
        Full-featured preemptive real-time operating system with
        built-in networking and file system.  Layered on the 'wind'
        kernel.  There is a Usenet newsgroup comp.os.vxworks.
    Environment:
        Runs on a wide variety of hardware, including MC680x0, MC683xx,
        Intel i960, Intel i386, R3000, SPARC, Fujitsu SPARClite, and TRON
        Gmicro 100/200/300.  Requires a host workstation for program
        development.  Supported host platforms include Sun3, Sun4, HP9000,
        IBM RS-6000, DEC, SGI, and MIPS.
    Western U.S.A.:
        Wind River Systems Inc.
        1010 Atlantic Avenue
        Alameda, CA 94501
        toll free [phone] (in North America)
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    Eastern U.S.A.:
        Wind River Systems, Inc.
        77 North Washington St.
        5th Floor
        Boston, MA 02114
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    Europe:
        Wind River Systems EC
        27 Avenue de la Baltique
        Batiment B4 LP 739
        Z.A. Courtaboeuf
        91962 Les Ulis CEDEX
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    Japan:
        WRS Japan / WRS Asia-Pacific
        YS Shin-Yokohama Bldg.
        2-15-10 Shin-Yokohama
        Kouhoku-ku, Yokohama-Shi
        Kanagawa, 222
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    United Kingdom:
        WRS UK Ltd.
        Aston Science Park
        Aston Triangle
        Birmingham B7 4BJ
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    Germany:
        WRS GmbH
        Freisinger Strasse 34
        Postfach 1320
        W-8045 Ismaning
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]

------------------------------

Subject: XLoad.

    Description:
        [I don't have one, yet.]
    Environment:
        Runs on 680x0 and 68332 computers.
    Email:
        Daniel Diez <[e-mail]>
    Switzerland:
        Mecos Robotics AG
        Gutstr. 38
        CH 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland
        tel (..41) [phone]
        fax (..41) [phone]

------------------------------

Subject: Research (non-commercial) real-time operating systems.

[Note: only research RTOSes that have been packaged and are available
for use outside the research institution are included.  They are listed
alphabetically.]

------------------------------

Subject: Chimera 3.0

    Description:
        [I don't have one yet -- mcl.]
    Environment:
        Runs on MC680X0-based single board computers.  Supports i860
        floating point accelerators as special purpose processors.
        Requires a Sun workstation for program development.
    Email:
        [e-mail]
    U.S.A.:
        Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
        Carnegie Mellon University
        5000 Forbes Avenue
        Pittsburgh, PA 15213
        ATTN: David B. Stewart
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]

------------------------------

Subject: Harmony Real-Time Operating System

    Description:
        (Note: see 'Precise/MPX' entry for commercial version of Harmony).
    Environment:
        Runs on 80x86, 680x0, and 68302 processors.
    Email:
        Dr. Morven Gentleman <[e-mail]>
    Canada:
        Software Engineering Laboratory
        Institute for Information Technology (IIT)
        Building M-50
        National Research Council Canada
        Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
        K1A 0R6
        tel: [phone]
        fax: [phone]

------------------------------

Subject: Hobbyist/tinkerer real-time operating systems.

[The following systems are available on various terms, and are oriented
more for the hobbyist/tinkerer market than the above systems.  They have
their place in such projects; this FAQ (and probably, in some cases,
probably the authors too!) would not claim that they're comparable to
the above systems.]

Keep in mind the old adage that many times you get what you pay for!

------------------------------

Subject: CTASK.

    Description:
        CTASK is a add-on for DOS to do some multitasking and is claimed
        to be useful for any x86 embedded system.  It's apparently more
        of an executive than a full-blown RTOS.
    Email:
        unknown.
    U.S.A.:
        Trying 'archie -s ctask' and for a list of FTP sites resulted in:
        Host nic.funet.fi, file /pub/msdos/languages/c/ctask22.zip
        Host cair.kaist.ac.kr, file /pub/msdos/msdos/c/ctask22.zip
        Host ftp.edvz.univie.ac.at, file /pc/dos/c/ctask22.zip
        Host garbo.uwasa.fi, file /pc/c/ctask22.lzh

------------------------------

Subject: MRTX.

    Description:
        [I don't have one yet -- mcl.]
    Environment:
        Cross-compilation for Motorola 6811.
    U.S.A.:
        It's available with source for 6811 on the Motorola BBS.

------------------------------

Subject: REXIS.

    Description:
        Real-time EXecutive for Intelligent Systems is a smallish
        multitasking executive written in C that provides subsumption
        architecture style kernel calls.
    Environment:
        Motorola 6811.
    Email:
        Richard Man <[e-mail]>
    U.S.A.:
        There is an evaluation copy ftp'able from world.std.com, under
        pub/REXIS.subsumption.  The price of a full copy is "< $80".

------------------------------

Subject: Commercial real-time toolkits.

The following commercial toolkits are listed in alphabetical order.  [The
list is OBVIOUSLY known to be incomplete; please feel free to add others.]

------------------------------

Subject: Parallel C.

    Description:
        This a C compiler for multiprocessor configurations.  It
        generates a microkernel to run in each processor, supporting
        multitasking and inter-process and inter-processor communication
        with extensions to the C language.  Based on the CSP programming
        model.
    Environment:
        Runs on: C40, Transputer.
    U.S.A.:
        3L
        (address unknown)
        (West Coast US):
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
        (East Coast US):
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    Email:
        [e-mail]
    United Kingdom:
        tel [phone]
        fax [phone]
    Email:
        [e-mail]

------------------------------

Subject: RTworks.

    Description:
        RTworks is not an OS, but a high-level toolkit for building
        time-critical applications.  It consists of a family of
        independent software modules developed for intelligent real-
        time data acquisition, data analysis, message/data distribution,
        and message/data display.  It offers a number of sophisticated
        problem-solving strategies including knowledge-based systems, a
        point-and-click graphical user interface, temporal and statistical
        reasoning, and the ability to distribute and application over a
        network.  It is built specifically to take advantage of multiple
        workstations distributed across a heterogeneous network in a
        client-server architecture.
    Email:
        Rob Chekaluk <talarian![e-mail]>
    U.S.A.:
        Talarian Corporation
        444 Castro Street, Suite 140
        Mountain View, CA 94041
        U. S. A.
        tel: [phone]
        fax: [phone]

------------------------------

Subject: Contributions to comp.realtime FAQs.

[Material for this posting was initially gathered and collated by
David B. Stewart <[e-mail]>; however, errors and omissions are
my own responsibility -- Mark]

The following folks, among others, have sent in updates or corrections:

    Robert Ankeney <[e-mail]>
    Kai M. Becker <[e-mail]>
    Georg H. Biehler <[e-mail]>
    Rob Chekaluk <talarian![e-mail]>
    Martin Chorich <[e-mail]>
    Chris Deboer <spox![e-mail]>
    Don Dunstan <[e-mail]>
    Mats Ekberg <[e-mail]>
    Heidi Fahn <[e-mail]>
    Eric Gauthier <[e-mail]>
    Donald Gillies <[e-mail]>
    Dan Grostick <[e-mail]>
    Dan Hildebrand <[e-mail]>
    Andy Jackson <[e-mail]>
    Karl S. Johnson <[e-mail]>
    Patrick Linstruth <[e-mail]>
    Kent Long <[e-mail]>
    Marc Maathuis <[e-mail]>
    Richard Man <[e-mail]>
    Jeri Ann May <[e-mail]>
    Tony Monsson <[e-mail]>
    Ross Morley <[e-mail]>
    Ron Olson <[e-mail]>
    David Oseas <aimla!tower![e-mail]>
    Neal Pendleton <[e-mail]>
    James T Perkins <[e-mail]>
    Alan F. Perry <[e-mail]>
    Clark Roundy <[e-mail]>
    Ann-Marie St. Laurent <[e-mail]>
    Steve Simpson <[e-mail]>
    Mitch Stanek <[e-mail]>
    David B. Stewart <[e-mail]>
    Rolf Strothmann <[e-mail]> (soon to be [e-mail])
    John Jay G. Tanlimco <[e-mail]>
    Gil Tene <[e-mail]>
    Michael C. Tiernan ([e-mail])
    Gerd Truschinski <[e-mail]>
    George Warner <[e-mail]>

Disclaimer: information of this nature changes rapidly.  It's quite possible
that it may have changed recently.  In particular, this is fair warning
to those who get this file from archive sources: please be sure to check
the date to make sure you've got a recent version of the file.  This file
can be found posted every 4 weeks on comp.realtime on USENET, and cross-
posted to news.answers and comp.answers.

Further disclaimer: not all of the telephone numbers have been properly
internationalized; perhaps one of our less USA-centric readers could help
out with suggestions. :-)

Even further disclaimer: this entire posting is probably nothing but a
mass of trademarks, all of their respective owners.

I welcome reactions, additions, and corrections to this posting via email
at [e-mail].
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