Datalight ROM-DOS Sales Reach a Record High in 1999.Business/High Tech Editors BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1999 Datalight, a leading provider of embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. software announced today that sales of Datalight ROM-DOS, a fully MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. compatible operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. for dedicated and embedded systems, reached a record high in 1999. This marks a 300% increase over 1998 and an affirmation for Datalight that DOS remains a viable operating system for embedded and dedicated applications. "ROM-DOS sales have been increasing every year since the product was introduced in 1989," said Roy Sherrill, Datalight's President. "This year alone, two prominent companies licensed over 2.5 million copies of ROM-DOS. While many other DOS providers have abandoned this operating system, our interest in the DOS platform has remained strong. Datalight is the only company that remains committed to the continued evolution of the DOS architecture." Datalight is currently working on the next ROM-DOS. Available in early 2000, ROM-DOS 7.1 will feature both FAT 32 (File Allocation Table (file system) File Allocation Table - (FAT) The component of an MS-DOS or Windows 95 file system which describes the files, directories, and free space on a hard disk or floppy disk. A disk is divided into partitions. ) and long filename Long filename (LFN) is the name given to the longer and therefore more descriptive filenames supported by the Microsoft FAT filesystem. Earlier versions of the filesystem restricted filenames to eight characters and a three-character extension (referred to as a DOS 8. support. Sherrill commented, "There is still a genuine interest in DOS -- our sales numbers have shown us that. For this reason it is important that we continue to develop and refine ROM-DOS to meet the demands of the market." Introduced in 1989, ROM-DOS is a fully Y2K-compliant operating system. ROM-DOS's high level of compatibility combined with its reliability and small memory footprint make it the ideal choice for OEMs of embedded computers and dedicated appliances. Currently, Datalight has partnerships with AT&T, Arcom Control Systems, Boundless, Brother, Canon, Casio, Data General, ECI ECI Employment Cost Index ECI Election Commission(er) of India ECI Enterprise Content Integration ECI Early Childhood Intervention ECI Environmental Change Institute , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Intermec, Keytronic, Lucent, Nokia, Symbol and many more. Datalight develops and licenses professional quality system software, including operating systems and development tools for the Intel Architecture. The company's other products include: WinLight, a Windows work-a-like operating system; FlashFX, a portable and full-featured flash file system; Sockets, a TCP/IP stack; ThinSystem, a compact operating system for thin clients and the Datalight BIOS. Throughout the world, numerous companies, representing various technologies, depend on Datalight software for a multitude of industrial and consumer applications. ThinSystem, WinLight and FlashFX are trademarks of Datalight Inc. FlashFX Patent No. 5,860,082 |
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