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Andy Neil
05/22/04 17:46
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 		 #70970 - RE: WHY?!
Responding to: Erik Malund's previous message
erik malund said:
Yes, multitasking OSs are available for the '51 e.g. CMX and the whole purpose of using a microcontroller as opposed to a microprocessor is lost.

While I entirely agree that the very idea of an RTOS on an 8051 is almost certainly folly, I can't agree with "...the whole purpose of using a microcontroller as opposed to a microprocessor is lost"
There are many high-powered microcontrollers available (eg ARM to name but one), and the use of an RTOS in an embedded system that requires such a processor is often entirely reasonable!

But, again, the likelihood that an RTOS is of any benefit to any application appropriate to an 8051 is minimal. As for using Linux - well, Jez summed it up exaclty:
Jez Smith said:
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha



List of 26 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
8051 and Lynix      Shahzad Aslam      05/21/04 07:14      
   RE: 8051 and Lynix      Jez Smith      05/21/04 07:28      
   Why?      Andy Neil      05/21/04 08:23      
      RE: What?      Erik Malund      05/21/04 08:26      
         RE: What?      Donald Catto      05/21/04 08:49      
            8051 and linux      Narasimha Rao      05/21/04 09:56      
               Typo?      Andy Neil      05/21/04 11:53      
                  RE: Typo?      Donald Catto      05/21/04 12:24      
                     RE: Lynix      Andy Neil      05/21/04 12:25      
   RE: 8051 and Lynix      Steve M. Taylor      05/21/04 10:33      
      RE: MMU      Andy Neil      05/21/04 11:59      
         RE: MMU      Donald Catto      05/21/04 12:27      
            RE: ...and then what?      Andy Neil      05/21/04 13:19      
               RE: ...and then what?      Bartosz Wucke      05/21/04 21:55      
                  the mind of a typical Linux geek      Andy Neil      05/21/04 22:08      
   RE: 8051 and Lynix      Bartosz Wucke      05/21/04 21:49      
      Lynix? Linux?      Andy Neil      05/21/04 22:10      
         RE: Lynix? Linux?      Bartosz Wucke      05/24/04 15:01      
   It was Linux      Shahzad Aslam      05/22/04 03:19      
   WHY?!      Andy Neil      05/22/04 07:15      
      RE: WHY?!      Erik Malund      05/22/04 12:23      
         RE: WHY?!      Andy Neil      05/22/04 17:46      
      RE: WHY?!      Andy Neil      05/22/04 18:06      
   Conclusion and why Linux      Shahzad Aslam      05/23/04 05:57      
      RE: Conclusion and why Linux      Dan Henry      05/23/04 12:44      
         RE: Dan Henry      Shahzad Aslam      05/24/04 03:47      

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