On Thu, 07 Jan 2021 22:25:31 +0000, Folderol wrote:

> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 21:56:05 -0000 (UTC)
> Martin Gregorie  wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:26:20 +0000, Folderol wrote:
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>>> 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!

Does this mean that OS/9 doesn't have C++ yet?
Pity, because its process scheduler beats the crap out of Linux.


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