Hi, Craig.  I called the company that sells VxWorks - got an answering
machine - no return calls yet.  So far you are the only knowledgeable
person I have found that has any experience with VxWorks.  The F-
Embedded echo has not been frutiful either thus far.

This consulting firm told me they are looking for several people.  Is
lower NY State of interest to you?  Outside NYC?  Net mail me, OK?

CS>VxWorks is a stand-alone operating system.  I have used it on Force VME 6802
CS>68030, and 68040 boards.  It is available for a wide range of other target
CS>systems, however, including VME SPARC boards.  I don't see how VxWorks has
CS>anything to do with OS/2 aside from having a few somewhat similar features h
CS>and there, but that's typical of many operating systems.

Not to worry, Craig.  Very fuzzy job requirement specs. It doesn't
seem likely that VxWorks *runs* on either UNIX or OS/2.

I have used several RTOS multi-tasking systems in the past. I had to
tweak the kernels to get them to meet specs.  Is VxWorks a multi-tasking
RTOS?

What do you use for a development system to build and test (to target)
the VxWorks with the apps?  OS/2 maybe - or UNIX - other?

CS>I used to work for a company that at the time was doing around $4-5 million
CS>year in business in real-time embedded systems.  Since then, they have doubl
CS>or tripled in size and most of their work is still real-time systems.

Be that as it may, Craig, if I had to survive waiting for outside,
on-site contract work for RT stuff, at the rates I like to earn, I would
likely be working as a permanent employee somewhere.  Similarly for
virtually everything I have ever done as a contractor for the last 20
years or so.

In case you never viewed it this way, indivdual consultants/contractors
are treated like a commodity - like tomaotes  If there is an oversupply
of certain kinds of tomatoes and and a low demand, rates go down.  And
vice versa.

The trick to earning high rates as a consultant/contractor is being the
right kind of tomatoe that is in short supply.  Think upon this, long
and hard, the next time you are negotiating your consulting rate.  They
don't refer to the consulting business as being in a feast or famine
mode for nothing.

Thanks. I much appreciate your help.  I hope I was helpful too.  :)

Regards, -= Lou =-


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