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Re: RCX and Java
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 5 May 1999 01:33:27 GMT
Original-From: 
John A. Donaldson <jdonaldson@ghg.+Spamcake+net>
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Has anyone thought of porting OS9 to the RCX. OS9 is a multi-processing,
multi-tasking, pre-empted OS that can be put into ROM. It is also a 8 bit OS.
Uses Pascal, Basic, Assembly, & C for writing code. Level 1 OS9 fits perfectly
into 32K of memory with approx 24K for user programs.

John A. Donaldson


Ola Liljedahl wrote:

Aren't robots real time systems?
Isn't the RCX meant to be a component in such real time systems?

Java (as implemented by current virtual machines) is NOT suitable
as a platform for building real time systems. The implementation of
garbage collection is not deterministic and may take a very long
time to execute. You Emacs users out there should recognise the problem...

We should make the distinction between real time systems and embedded
systems. Java is fine for embedded systems with no real time requirements.

In my line of business I see some Java being used in real time systems.
But never for real time purposes, only for low priority (as regards to
real time properties) operation and maintenance.
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        Ola Liljedahl
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(...) You are provoking me:-) At Enea we are thinking of porting OSE Basic to the RCX. OSE is a multi- processing, multi-tasking, pre-empted OS that can be put into ROM. OSE Basic is a version suitable for 8 or 16 bit microcontrollers with limited (...) (26 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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Aren't robots real time systems? Isn't the RCX meant to be a component in such real time systems? Java (as implemented by current virtual machines) is NOT suitable as a platform for building real time systems. The implementation of garbage (...) (26 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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