Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 18:14:38 +0000 From: Gustavo Vieira Goncalves Coelho Rios <kernel@tdnet.com.br> To: Gilad Rom <rom_glsa@ein-hashofet.co.il> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a Real-Time solution? Message-ID: <3915B28E.245CF6AB@tdnet.com.br> References: <000601bfb814$9cf19d00$0264a8c0@einhashofet>
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Gilad Rom wrote: > > Hello, > > I have been using FreeBSD as a Server OS for a long time with great success > and satisfaction, > and now the need has come for a new solution to our production network, > which has several 486/386 machines, > that need a real time OS to monitor production status. > > Question is, could FreeBSD be made suitable for such tasks? > Performance isnt an issue, but I need to make precise time readings from the > parallel port > and timing is critical. Right now I am using DOS, which is pretty much fine > for that, but > I want something better. > > Thank you, > > -- Gilad. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message I think that FreeBSD is not a solution for your needs. FreeBSD isn't bad, but that's not its focus. Try something like QNX and/or Neutrino (http://www.qnx.com). -- "Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world." -- Lily Tomlin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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