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SubjectRe: Difference between an RTOS and a OS like Linux ...

# Could somebody tell me the difference between an RTOS and a UN*X clone like
# Linux .?
# Why cant Linux be used to simulate an RTOS ? are there any .. ? What's the
# important
# thing about an RTOS? Can I get some help ... please ?
#
# vimalkumar.

See the article in the February issue of "Linux Journal". The primary
difference, as I understand it, is that the real-time software, which
is collecting data or whatever, is guaranteed the resources it needs
to operate in a timely, consistent manner. This is in contrast to the
standard way in which the scheduler runs.

Wil

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