FlexOS?
Andrew Morgan
I might be wrong.
Well, does anyone have any information on it atall?
I have looked around the 'world wide web' but I didn't find anything
realy usefull there.
So, does anyone know anything about it?
TIA.
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Roberto Waltman
Intel x86 architecture. I had the package in my hands
for evaluation 8 years ago, but didn't even install it
since we limited our choices to systems offering
X-windows support.
I do not know who owns the rights to it today or
if it still being sold.
RW.
On Fri, 29 Oct 1999 16:12:13 +0000, in comp.os.cpm you
wrote:
Richard Plinston
: HI... I think I remember seeing that FlexOS is a descendent of CP/M but
: I might be wrong.
FlexOS was derived from Concurrent-CP/M-86. While MP/M and all
16 bit derivitives of CCP/M-86 were real time capable they
had rather large latency for embedded systems.
FlexOS was for proper real time systems and was used in IBM
retail POS controllers, amongst others.
It didn't support DOS compatability (as CDOS et al did) but
was available in 8086, 286 and 386 versions. The last versions
had available a multi tasking version of GEM called X-GEM.
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Marc Wilson
>FlexOS was for proper real time systems and was used in IBM
>retail POS controllers, amongst others.
Was nothing... still IS. I suppport a three controller cluster at work that
runs FlexOS (IBM calls it 4690 OS now).
Still has the DRI copyright in it at boot.
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it, but I still have it in the basement somewhere...
Johan Sunter
Roberto Waltman wrote:
>
> FlexOs was (is?) a real-time operating system for the
> Intel x86 architecture.
>
> On Fri, 29 Oct 1999 16:12:13 +0000, in comp.os.cpm you
> wrote:
> >HI... I think I remember seeing that FlexOS is a descendent of CP/M but
> >I might be wrong.
> >Well, does anyone have any information on it atall?
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Andrew Morgan
Right, I have a POS till jobbie which inside is a 486 with extra bits
sticking out allover the place.
Are there any documents on FlexOS available anywhere does anyone know?
In real paper books or on the internet?
A few questions (some of which are probably stupid) I have are:
When it starts up, it sais 'Starting FlexOS...'. Is it possible to press
some key then to get into a command prompt like in DOS?
Does it even have a command prompt?
What kind of hard disk partitions (if any) does it use?
How much RAM does it require to run?
Also, would anyone know anything about the software that runs on it? Or
would that be written by the owner generally? (the one I've got is from
a petrol station)
Anyway... if anyone knows anything I'd be pleased to learn :0
Jay S. Siegel
AM>
AM> Ok... thanks to everyone who replied :) Right, I have a POS till
AM> jobbie which inside is a 486 with extra bits sticking out allover
AM> the place.
AM>
AM> Are there any documents on FlexOS available anywhere does anyone
AM> know? In real paper books or on the internet?
AM> Anyway... if anyone knows anything I'd be pleased to learn :0
AM>
AM>
I've got a FlexOS emulator for my Amiga from a company called Black
Belt Systems in Montana. Last time I check, it was a free d/l.
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Derek Peschel
Jay S. Siegel <ka2...@nospam.nowhere> wrote:
>"AM" == "Andrew Morgan" writes:
>AM>
>AM> Ok... thanks to everyone who replied :) Right, I have a POS till
>AM> jobbie which inside is a 486 with extra bits sticking out allover
>AM> the place.
>AM>
>AM> Are there any documents on FlexOS available anywhere does anyone
>AM> know? In real paper books or on the internet?
>
>AM> Anyway... if anyone knows anything I'd be pleased to learn :0
>AM>
>AM>
>I've got a FlexOS emulator for my Amiga from a company called Black
>Belt Systems in Montana. Last time I check, it was a free d/l.
Whoa, hang on... we're talking about two different Flex things here. The
first is apparently some sort of real-time OS, written by DRI, that runs on
Intel CPU's (including the '486 Andrew mentioned). The second is by TSC and
runs on the 6809 chip. I think your emulator emulates the second one.
Andrew obviously wants to know about the first one.
-- Derek
Derek Fawcus
AM>
AM> Ok... thanks to everyone who replied :) Right, I have a POS till
AM> jobbie which inside is a 486 with extra bits sticking out allover
AM> the place.
AM>
AM> Are there any documents on FlexOS available anywhere does anyone
AM> know? In real paper books or on the internet?
Not that I know of. I do have access to all relavent FlexOS info,
(including development documentation) except X/GEM.
Basically it was a development of Concurrent DOS from DRI.
Novell aquired it when they bought DRI, then Novell sold off
FlexOS to ISI (www.isi.com). Good luck getting info about it
from ISI.
DF
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