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LOUIS RIZZUTO had something deep to write about Real-Time

LR> 'C' was supposedly written to allow development of operating
LR> systems.

Specifically, UNIX

LR> from what I have heard so why would anyone consider doing
LR> Real-Time work in anything but assembler?  Anyone care to share
LR> their experise, insights, etc..

Depends on the system needs.  I've seen real time systems developed in
interpreted BASIC.  As long as the computer always comes up with the
results by the time they are needed, what does it matter how the program is
written.  Of course, if you need a response within one millisecond from the
time some input changes, interpreted BASIC and OS/2 are probably not good
choices.  Some guys at NASA goofed around in their off time and built a
self-propelled robot running its control program under OS/2.  I've read
that some companies are using OS/2 for real-time control.

Come to think of it, I BUILT a real-time system using interpreted BASIC and
assembly language, using an 80C52 microprocessor.  Real time response was
one second.

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