Datalight Releases Internet Ready ROM-DOS.Business Editors, High-Tech/Internet Writers BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2001 Datalight, a provider of embedded system Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. software components announced the release of ROM-DOS 7.1. With the 7.1 release, ROM-DOS becomes the most configurable, reliable and Internet ready 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 available to embedded developers. Introduced in 1989, ROM-DOS is the industry leader in DOS technology with over 6 million installs worldwide. ROM-DOS 7.1 excels in a variety of embedded solutions, from Canon Digital Cameras to Dialogic Voice Mail Systems. ROM-DOS's scalability combined with its reliability and small memory footprint, make it the ideal choice for embedded developers. ROM-DOS 7.1 features include Long File Name support, large disk drive support, Relocatable Executable (RXE RXE Remote Expansion Enclosure ), and a suite of development tools including Borland C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++ Compiler. Datalight has also integrated its Sockets product, a compact TCP/IP stack for easy access to the Internet via a Serial or Ethernet connection. Long File Name (LFN LFN Long File Name LFN La Femme Nikita LFN Low Frequency Noise LFN Logical File Name (grid computing) LFN Long Fat Network LFN Lead Flat Nose (bullet) LFN Local Fixed Node LFN Libraries For Nursing ) support eliminates the need for the traditional 8.3 naming convention. ROM-DOS 7.1 uses the standard Windows/DOS API's to read write and delete Long File Names File names that exceed the common eight plus three (8.3) character limitation used in DOS and Windows 3.1. Unix, Mac and Windows starting with Windows 95 support long file names. For compatibility with the 8. . LFN support allows filenames up to 256 characters in length. ROM-DOS 7.1 contains support for large disk drives. DOS users are no longer limited to two-gigabyte disk drives. ROM-DOS 7.1 reads and writes data on Fat32 formatted disks. This disk support is completely transparent to the application, so no code changes are required to access large disk files. No new API's are required. Application programs can be easily converted to have the code run from ROM with the use of the Relocatable Executable (RXE) feature with ROM-DOS 7.1. RXE changes the standard DOS EXE Exe (ĕks), river, c.55 mi (90 km) long, rising in the Exmoor, Somerset, SW England, and flowing S across the Cornwall peninsula, past Exeter to the English Channel at Exmouth. into a program that resides on a ROM Disk. Use of the RXE capability helps OEM's save on memory requirements. The ROM-DOS 7.1 Software Developers Kit ships with a complete set of Development tools including Borland C v.5.02 Compiler, Borland Assembler and other tools developed specifically by Datalight for use with its embedded system software components. The SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). also includes Datalight Sockets. A suite of tools that includes a TCP/IP stack, Sockets is designed to Internet-enable embedded devices. It supports the ability to send and receive E-mail, transfer files via FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to , run a remote console, launch a local web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , or print to a network printer. "We chose Datalight ROM-DOS because it allows greater flexibility with hardware vendors. We no longer worry whether a single board manufacturer will have stock or not. ROM-DOS will drop right in regardless of where we purchase our boards." - Andrew Thompson, Thompson Technologies. Datalight(R) creates reliable system software components for developing successful embedded systems. Datalight's core products, ROM-DOS, with built-in Sockets(TM); and FlashFX(R) provide powerful, proven intuitive tools for embedded developers. These products, combined with a deep commitment to support, establish a strong foundation for fast time to market and increased profitability. (c)1997-2001 All Rights Reserved. Datalight, ROM-DOS and FlashFX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Datalight Inc. All other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective holders. FlashFX Patent No. 5,860,082 Datalight Inc. 21520 30th Dr SE - Suite 110 - Bothell, WA 98021 Phone 425/951-8086 Fax 425/951-8095 www.datalight.com Datalight, Inc. UK - Unit 2, Downing Park Swaffham Bulbeck Cambridge, CB5 0NB United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0) 1223 812966 www.datalight.co.uk |
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