Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E. R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.os.windows-11 Subject: Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:56:49 +0200 Lines: 27 Message-ID: References: <106mke5$1di32$1@dont-email.me> <3ihcmlx47d.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <107070d$3hvho$1@dont-email.me> <1071hb2$3qqje$2@toylet.eternal-september.org> <1071jbr$3ra8s$1@dont-email.me> <10746fg$h625$2@dont-email.me> <20250808081850.00002e14@gmail.com> <1075pla$ukab$1@dont-email.me> <20250808144937.000021b1@gmail.com> <10761aq$vv6o$3@dont-email.me> <10777f7$17kq4$8@dont-email.me> <6uqkmlxjb8.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <1079oe9$1ppd6$6@dont-email.me> <107ab26.3rg.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <3rkmmlxplv.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <107cipt$2g8mr$9@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net cCf0A+AQMheZKq6xtzKLNwjV/KQ+AC92ICs39FF7H643IBchMA Cancel-Lock: sha1:tNma6fibXE50L1s4SR4M97Lc2oE= sha256:tCQcX8HINjGIOOCO0KstbllQyuXaPxFL+eWFjG7SSfk= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-CA, es-ANY In-Reply-To: <107cipt$2g8mr$9@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:70843 alt.comp.os.windows-11:21957 On 2025-08-11 13:05, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 10/08/2025 14:53, Carlos E.R. wrote: >> I worked with the Lucent Switch 5ESS, running UNIX-RTR (UNIX Real- >> Time-Reliable). That was the definition of a real time OS they used, >> that it would respond within a given interval. But other tasks, like >> printing a report, did not run in "real time" and took long, sometimes >> more, some time less. > > As soon as you are running real time shit under a multitasking system > even giving high priority to real time tasks cannot guarantee they get > dealt with in exact time frames. It did. If it failed, long distance phone calls would not work. > Even with interrupts, those may be disabled by 'higher priority' tasks. > > The search for idealised 'guaranteed' response to asynchronous inputs is > still ongoing. > If its that important you give those tasks their own processor. > > Which why your EMU doesn't run your cars air conditioning... > -- Cheers, Carlos E.R.