On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 21:56:05 -0000 (UTC)
Martin Gregorie  wrote:

>On Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:26:20 +0000, Folderol wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know if it is reasonably easy to get an RT kernel running on
>> the Pi?
>>
>Have you talked to Microware? http://www.microware.com/
>
>They are in the process of porting OS/9 to the RaspberryPi and Beaglebone.
>
>OS-9 was originally implemented on a 6809 and was designed from the
>ground up as a real-time OS rather than a general purpose, multi user
>one, which was how I used it. I ran the 68000 port for several years as
>my main computer. This was on a 68020 system, where it did everything I
>needed for several years (until the hardware collapsed) and I was
>pleasantly surprised by its performance and the lack of bugs in both OS
>and compilers/utilities.
>
>The only thing that moved me off it and onto Linux was the death of its
>hardware.

I had looked at it when I heard about it, but it would require a *total*
rewrite of Yoshimi, and would no longer be free - so not going to happen on my
watch!

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