On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Chuck Harris <cfhar...@erols.com> wrote: > Bob Paddock wrote: > >> Anyone ever look at Minix-III (Minix-I was the progenitor to Linux)? >> Seems like it would be easy to make a decent time server, on >> embedded hardware with it. Past iterations of the Minix-III website >> gave a "watch" as an example small embedded system it was meant to >> power.
> Why do you think Minix-III would be a good candidate for a time server? Minix-III is based on the microkernel approach of keeping things small and fast. Take a look at the web site. http://www.minix3.org/ > A "watch" isn't exactly a challenge to an operating system. True. The challenge is putting the OS *in* the Watch, as the Embedded System that runs it. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.