Nitros9 for the masses (was) Re: [Coco] COCO4 Emulator

[Glen VanDenBiggelaar]

I don't understand, I am I missing something? I just got a disk from Rasisys
(microware) a few months back (still haven't had a chance to load it up) for
OS-9 on X86 you can get an evaluation cd for free  http://tinyurl.com/kphyr
is the link for the product sheet.


PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Microware Enhanced OS-9 for X86 is an integrated system software and
development tool package designed specifically for today's X86 and Pentium
class processors. These products easily install under Windows 95/98/NT to
facilitate the creation, download and execution of real-time application
software running OS-9.

OS-9 for Embedded Systems
OS-9 for X86 is a licensed product that includes a development environment,
run-time binary software image, and driver sources for custom X86 and
Pentium hardware platform development.

OS-9 Board Level Solution
The X86 Board Level Solution (BLS) provides a complete OS-9 run-time and
development environment for immediate application development targeting X86
and Pentium platforms.

PersonalJavaT Technology
Microware offers an enhanced and optimized implementations of Sun's
PersonalJava environment, enabling the overlay of important JavaT based
communications technologies like JAIN (Java for Advanced Intelligent Network
peripherals), JINI (network connection technology), and JDMK (Java Dynamic
Management Kit).

HawkEyeR Visualization Tool
HawkEye is Microware's real-time visualization tool designed for debugging
and performance tuning. It captures all the events that pass through the
OS-9 kernel and displays them on a timeline. Many bugs are easily attacked
with a conventional debugger, but some are timing dependent or involve
interactions between multiple processes. HawkEye collects information from a
system running at nearly full speed so it can capture the events surrounding
a timing-dependent bug.

Not only does HawkEye capture events relating to the processes and interrupt
service routines in the system, it also breaks them out by process and
explicitly draws interactions such as signals and locks. This graphical
presentation helps the user see the bugs immediately.

HawkEye complements the HawkT statistical profiler. Using the Pentium's
high-resolution timing facility, HawkEye accurately positions events on a
timeline. This makes it easy to see where the system is spending time. The
Hawk profiler shows where time is spent over a long period, while HawkEye
shows the details of performance over critical intervals.

PCAT, STPC, and MediaGX Support
Based on the technically superior OS-9 real-time operating system, Enhanced
OS-9 for X86 provides a drop-in system software solution. OS-9 for X86
supports all popular PCAT,STPC, and MediaGX devices, to address the
communications, connectivity, user interface, and storage requirements of
communications, imaging, industrial control and similar intelligent systems.

HawkT Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
Enhanced OS-9 for X86 provides an open environment for resident and
networked application development. Microware Hawk IDE is designed to
increase the efficiency of development under OS-9. Hawk's highly integrated
tool set simplifies and automates the tasks of creating, debugging,
analyzing and managing complex real-time software development projects. Hawk
also provides robust productivity tools to create X86 system images for
Flash, ROM or disk. Once your application is complete, Microware provides
flexible licensing options allowing you to easily and affordably distribute
to your market.

This combination of a proven OS-9 system software base, a robust development
tool set and drop-in device support for PCAT, STPC, and MediaGX offers
integrators and manufacturers the advantage of Rapid Application Development
(RAD) for real-time systems.

PRODUCT FEATURES

OS-9 Kernel
The OS-9 kernel provides a secure, process-based, multi-tasking environment
for embedded systems. OS-9's use of position-independent, reentrant code
modules allow the kernel to dynamically load application and/or system
modules at run time. This capability enables system designers to add,
replace and implement software modules across the network during development
or in the field.


SoftStaxT Communications Framework
Microware's SoftStax networking solution builds on the OS-9 I/O framework to
provide a high-performance communications subsystem that supports a wide
variety of standard and custom networking protocols. Applications written to
SoftStax can run over any supported protocol and are network independent.

MAUIR Embedded Multimedia Support
Microware MAUI graphics solution provides a rich set of text, drawing and
animation services with windowing, clipping, and inking services to support
the graphical interface. The small and fast graphics subsystem takes
advantage of the real-time design features of OS-9.

Serial/Parallel I/O
The Sequential Character File Manager (SCF) I/O subsystem handles basic
character oriented I/O devices, such as serial ports, parallel ports and
modems. It also functions as the input path for a variety of MAUI devices,
such as keypads, mice and touchscreens.

Storage I/O
The Random Block File Manager (RBF) I/O subsystem implements a hierarchical,
UNIX-like file system for data storage. Enhanced OS-9 for X86 includes a RAM
disk device driver for OEMs whose devices require temporary storage during
operation.

PCMCIA
Enhanced OS-9 for X86 features PCMCIA technologies to support a variety of
popular PCMCIA devices including modems, ATA flash and hard disks, 8250
serial devices, Ethernet and more.

PC/104 and PC/104+
Microware provides complete access for reference hardware which supports
PC/104 and PC/104+ interfaces, allowing users to expand board functionality
with popular ISA and PCI based PC/104(+) devices.

Super I/O
Enhanced OS-9 for X86 supports the standard PCAT, STPC and MediaGX
compatible I/O, including floppy, IDE hard disks, keyboard, mouse, serial
and parallel ports.

OS-9 Configuration Wizard
The OS-9 configuration wizard provides a graphical user interface which
simplifies the sometimes complex task of configuring and building system
images. Simply point and click for networking, TCP/IP configuration,
graphics, debugging, and the wizard automatically creates a software image
for your target.
Enhanced OS-9 for X86 contains the following software integrated on a single
CD-ROM:

OS-9 RTOS
MAUI multimedia I/O system
SoftStax communications framework
BSD v4.4 TCP/UDP/IP LAN networking
Sample application source code
Finished ported boot image for reference platform(s)
Device driver source (in licensed package only)
OS-9 configuration wizard
Microware Hawk IDE including:
Premia's CodewrightT code editor
Source code browser
Project manager
Ultra C/C++ Compiler
Hawk system-and-user-state debugger
Resident tool set
On-line help
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Host Development System

MicrosoftR Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, or Me
Pentium processor
128 MB RAM (for Windows 2000 and Me)
150-650 MB free disk space (depends on installation)
Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater (Windows 95 and NT also require Service Pak
2)
CD-ROM Drive (8X or better)
Ethernet networking (optional, but recommended)
Target System

Standard PCAT,STPC, MediaGX or compatible system
386 or higher CPU
At least two megabytes of system RAM
Standard PC style 3.5 inch floppy
VGA card and keyboard or 16550 compatible serial port
Ethernet networking (optional, but recommended)
The X86 release includes everything required to create OS-9 boot media using
standard 3.5 inch floppies. For embedded system, the floppy device may be
removed once the target system has been prepared.
HARDWARE SUPPORT

Ethernet Controllers


3COM PCI series
3COM ISA Etherlink III
3COM Etherlink III PC Card
DEC 21140
IntelR Pro100 Series
Realtek RTL8139A
SMC 91C94/96
LAN79C961/AM79C973
NE2000 (PCI)
NE2000 (ISA)
NE2000 PCMCIA (PC Card)
Spectrum24 Wireless Card
Netgear FA311/FA312
Cirrus Logic CS8900 (ISA)
MAUI VGA Support


Standard VESA (INT 10h) driver (gx_vesa)
Linear mode VESA (INT 10h) driver (gx_vesal)
High color VESA (INT 10h) driver (gx_vesah)
Liner mode, high color VESA (INT 10h) driver (gx_vesalh)
MediaGX onchip (gx_mediagx) *MediaGX only
MediaGX onchip (high color gx_mediagxh) *MediaGX only
Generic VGA mode 13 (320x200x8bpp)
Generic VGA mode 12 & "X" (640x480x4bpp & 360x480x8bpp)
Cirrus Alpine Series - CL-GD5434, CL-GD5480 etc. (up to 1024x768x24bpp)
*PCAT only
ISA banked
Sequential Device Support


VGA Graphics / Keyboard
Serial Mouse
PS2 Mouse
16550 Serial
Digiboard
HostessI
LavaPort-Quad (Lava PCI QUAD card)
Parallel Printer
Physical Disk Media


IDE Standard
PCMCIA IDE
IDE Standard
DiskOnChip
DiskOnChip Descriptors
PCAT Style Floppy
Floppy Descriptors
Symbios 810, 810A, 825, 825A and 875 PCI SCSI controllers - Wide, Ultra and
Ultra Wide
Diamond FirePort20 and FirePort40 - Wide, Ultra and Ultra Wide
Adaptec 1540/1542 ISA
Adaptec 2940, 2940U and 2940UW
SCSI Descriptors
System Devices


Real Time Clock
Additional Devices


PPP and SLIP
-Glen

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