Date: Sat, 5 Jul 1997 16:35:41 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: brianc@pobox.com (Brian Campbell) Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fwd: ANNOUNCE: The 1.44 Mbyte Web Challenge (comp.windows.x.apps) Message-ID: <199707050705.QAA21614@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <19970703230145.53129@pobox.com> from Brian Campbell at "Jul 3, 97 11:01:45 pm"
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Brian Campbell stands accused of saying: > > > > XFree86 runs on QNX (naturally 8), but you're right, the IAT demo disk > > uses the Photon MicroGUI, which is a remarkable piece of work. > > hmm ... where can I get XFree for QNX? Last I heard only Metro-X > was available. Ok, rephrase. "I head that XF86 was running on QNX". I can't find it, so I'll have to assume that _is_ blood leaking from my shoes... 8) > > In fact, the whole thing is an excellent example of what embedded OS' > > are good for; however, you'll note after using it for a few minutes > > that you quickly run up against their limitations - you can't _do_ > > much with it! > > You can't do much with embedded OS's or the just the demo? ;-) Er, both (sort of 8) For a user expecting a GP OS, an RT OS can be very disorienting and the user-interface model often feels very cramped. The QNX demo disk, for example, doesn't have a shell on it. Shock horror! -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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