Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site orca.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!orca!brucec From: brucec@orca.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: real-time with IBM-XT/PC Message-ID: <1016@orca.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Aug-84 12:48:29 EDT Article-I.D.: orca.1016 Posted: Mon Aug 20 12:48:29 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Aug-84 01:12:40 EDT Sender: brucec@orca.UUCP Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 38 >> Does anyone know of systems using IBM-PC or XT for data acquisition and >> control. we are interested in monitoring mechanical testers such as >> drop towers and hydrolic fatique test machines (MTS). We are >> currently using a Data General Eclipse with a CAMAC crate. The >> advantage is the multi-tasking Fortran. Can MS-fortran be multi-tasked >> using a multi-user environment? Any information will be appriciated. My best advice is to get the version of Intel's RMX-86 which is configured for the PC. It supports a multi-tasking Fortran, which happens to be the best Fortran on the 8086 at the moment. The only drawback is that you don't have MS-DOS any more (hmm... did I say that was a drawback?). Oh, and they are very expensive. But they will handle process control in a Fortran environment. As I understand it, the products were all developed at Intel and are sold and supported under license by: Real-Time Computer Science Corporation P.O. Box 3000-886 Camarillo, CA 93011 Phone: (805) 482-0333 Note: I am not affilliated with RTSC, nor with Intel. I used to work for Intel, but that just means that I can give you some facts and history behind what I honestly think of their products. This one is fairly good. Bruce Cohen UUCP: ...!tektronix!orca!brucec CSNET: orca!brucec@tektronix ARPA: orca!brucec.tektronix@rand-relay USMail: M/S 61-183 Tektronix, Inc. P.O. Box 1000 Wilsonville, OR 97070