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10/25/05 16:44
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#102934 - Multitasking
Responding to: ???'s previous message
From what I have seen at conferences and in RTOS literature, I think Jan has it correct: "Some which has at least protected memory management".

At some point industry had to come up with a definition of multitasking and I think this is where the dust has now settled. So what of the RTOS's and other frameworks for "lesser" cpus - those that don't have protected memory management? Not sure but I guess we can still use "multi-threaded", or maybe "executive" or "kernel" but even the term multi-threaded has been hijacked by desktop OS and application writers.

I think if the desktop folks would have used "Multi-application" at the higher level and "multi-thread" for the threads within an application, then we might have been left with "multi-tasking" since the chunks of code that operate "concurrently" (or at least APPEAR TO) on our 8051's have really got to be called "tasks". Or maybe we are multi-subroutine-ing? ;-)

GB


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8051 8-bit computer            01/01/70 00:00      
   (or z80)            01/01/70 00:00      
   8051 computer            01/01/70 00:00      
      I never cringe on a "fun exercise" I do,            01/01/70 00:00      
         awesome?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Computer            01/01/70 00:00      
               8051 Computer.            01/01/70 00:00      
               Minor corrections            01/01/70 00:00      
                  11MHz?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Not sure            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Congratulations            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Actually it's teh same            01/01/70 00:00      
                        11MHz            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Re: 8051 computer            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Just us            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Project Team            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 me tried            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    thoughts on project            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       What is a true multitasking controller?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          multitasking controller            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             video            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             continued..            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          continued..            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             I don't think so            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                color display?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   Predko Video            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      yes            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      video, timing, speeds etc.            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         Video Timing.            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                            6.2MHz pixel clock?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                               Pixel Clock            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                  pix clock            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                  overclocking            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                     pad pixels            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                just a suggestion            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   Speed            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      DS'4x0            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      DIP / surface mount            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         a 100MHz chip in a perf board? methinks            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Hardware multitasking            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Multitasking redefined            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             Misplaced self belief...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Daunting?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                breadboarded            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   TRS-80            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      TRS80?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         in the beginning there was ..            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         TRS-80 Info            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                            Man those were the days.            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                               That fast?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                  More retroinfo            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                  TRS-80 forward speed.            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                  Like I said, It was a long time ago            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                               hrm            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                  TRS80 model 1 speed...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         TRS80            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                            You think?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                               OK so both            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   No pictures yet            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      Video Capture Card?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         Nope            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      video output            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Qui?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Multitasking            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   Real Time and Multi Tasking            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             Maybe whomever has "no idea what I'm tal            01/01/70 00:00      
      It's probably at least fast enough ...            01/01/70 00:00      

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