HP Announces Release 2.1 of HP-RT Real-Time Operating System.PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1995--Hewlett-Packard Company today announced Release 2.1 of the HP-RT real-time operating system (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. and associated software packages. This release includes enhancements to the developer's kit and two existing software packages. It also includes two new software packages. HP-RT is a real-time operating system that offers interrupt response times of less than 100 microseconds. Combining this real-time speed capability with an industry-standard-based operating system helps application developers cut maintenance costs, achieve faster time to market and port software more easily. New functionality provided by Release 2.1 includes the following: - support for the HP 9000 V743rt VXI controller and continued support for HP 9000 Model 743rt/742rt VMEbus computers; - generic driver that provides an easy-to-use interface between user-level drivers and I/O devices; - thread-safe C++; - improved debugging tools; and - improved overall system performance. EXISTING PRODUCTS WITH NEW RELEASES STREAMSrt with data link provider interface (networking) Data Link Provider Interface - (DLPI) The interface that a network driver presents to the (higher level) logical link layer for driving the network at the datagram level in a Unix STREAMS environment and possibly elsewhere. (DLPI DLPI - Data Link Provider Interface ) now allows programmers to write and port STREAMS-based applications for HP-RT. VME backplane networking supports the networking of two or more HP processor boards over the VME backplane, booting HP-RT over the VMEbus from an HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. (1) system and using ARPA/Berkeley networking or NFS. NEW PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AND SUPPORTED BY RELEASE 2.1 A PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. adapter connects to the HP 743rt VMEbus Board Computer as a mezzanine card assembly and supports HP's 10MB and 20MB flash-disk cards. X11 SERVERrt allows X library results to be displayed directly on a graphics monitor connected to an HP-RT target system. SNMPrt Agent allows customers to communicate with and modify parameters in a remote computer. It extends the networking capabilities of HP-RT into the HP OpenView and other SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. network-management environments. U.S. PRICES AND ORDERING INFORMATION Release 2.1 of the HP-RT developer's kit is composed of a single license-to-use and a software/documentation bundle. HP B3799AB HP-RT developer's kit license $9,995 Quantity discounts are available for simultaneous purchase of multiple licenses. HP B3800AA HP-RT developer's kit software and manuals $1,195 Option AAH software on DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S tape Option AAU CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). certificate Customers must order one of the two media options. Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global manufacturer of computing, communications and measurement products and services recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 102,300 employees and had revenue of $31.5 billion in its 1995 fiscal year. -0- Note to Editors: HP-UX 9.X and 10.0 for HP 9000 Series 700 and 800 computers are X/Open(tm) Company UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). 93 branded products. X/Open is a trademark of X/Open Company Limited in the UK and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. Sales information may be obtained by calling 1-800-637-7740. In Canada, call 1-800-387-3867. Please do not use editor-contact or corporate telephone numbers for sales information. CONTACT: Hewlett-Packard Co. Maggie Foresee-Griese, 408/746-5487 Jon Rairigh, 408/746-5241 |
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