PH> In a message on 09-10-94, Mike Nice said to Peter Hansen:
PH> 
PH> MN>  OS/2 works fine for near real time control.  
PH>   :
PH> I know that much, but real-time is a continuum, not a binary choice. 
PH> That is to say it stretches from very "soft", non-critical, low
PH> performance applications, to "hard", critical, super fast
stuff.  I know
PH> OS/2 can cover the low end well, but my applications lie further along
PH> the axis and I need to determine just how far you can push OS/2 down
PH> that same path.

IMO this type of application probably should have a dedicated
processor with perhaps a non dedicated processor handling the
maintenance, non critical areas..  You could write it as ring 0 critical
code though (big device driver)

PH> apps in earnest until the Workplace OS is available (on Intel chips,
PH> too, I hope).  WPOS will avoid the problem you mention above and all
PH> others like it, and would improve the interrupt latency to such an
PH> extent that I will certainly attain my 2000 Hz without problems.

Not neccessarily Peter.

 * KWQ/2 1.2g NR * DOS=HIGH? I knew it was on something...

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