What free or cheap OS's with can be used on an x86 (assume 386 or better, usually a PC) system aside from DOS, linux and some unix variants, or precursors?
Being realtime is nice, but it's only a soft requirement. Have to have a better response time than Windoze, though. ;-)
eCos. See the Redhat side (AND NO, IT's NOT LINUX).
Arie.
It's hosted on a red hat server, but we're now making the URL vendor-neutral as it is no longer a Red Hat project:
Jifl
What is your requirement that necessitates it not to be DOS?
FreeDOS is an excellent product and allows the use of some good tools (DJGPP, packet drivers, etc.).
Regards, Richard.
I have gotten MicroC/OS-II and also eRTOS running on x86 platforms.
Doug
Not everyone has DOS nowadays -- while my simulator is functional with all versions of Windoze up to XP, it's performance leaves a lot to be desired. So, I just want to have an alternative.
BTW, thanks for all who replied.
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