I would have thought it obvious, use Linux

        cya,    Andrew...

PS: there is a real time version of Linux just for this sort of thing.  You
can still run dos under it to.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Waters [SMTP:john_fm_waters@HOTMAIL.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 1:08 AM
> To:   PICLIST@mitvma.mit.edu
> Subject:      Re: [OT] Industrial applications - DOS or Windows?
>
> Hi All,
>
> As a system integrator, I used to build control systems for customers
> using
> industrial/embedded PCs, but as Windows has replaced DOS in the commercial
> sector, unless I packaged my product as a proprietary system, many of my
> customers will query if they are advanced enough since they are still
> running on DOS. However, to me, I still find DOS the most economical and
> programmer friendly o.s. to use in many industrial applications,
> especially
> when a graphical user interface is not needed.
> Am I making a wrong decision of retaining a phasing out o.s. in my
> product?
> Or can anyone suggest me some ways to make my customers confident in my
> DOS
> based systems?
>
> Cheers
> John
>
>
>
>
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