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From: avrao@vax2.concordia.ca (VENKATESWARA RAO A.)
Subject: Multitasking software for Real-time Control Application
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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1993 00:17:00 GMT
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Dear Friends,

I am member of a team developing an Automated Robotic Deburring Workcell
for Impeller Blades used in aircraft engines.  The robot being used is 
Yamaha Zeta-1 Deburring Robot.  The robot is to be controlled using a 
PC-Transputer network.

I am looking for a software which can help me perform multi-tasking on
IBM PC 486.  I wish to open two DOS shells and perform two tasks
simultaneously.  In one of the DOS shells, a TURBO graphics program being
developed by us will be executing.  It might also have to comunicate through
the RS-232 port. In the other shell, a transputer fileserver, used to service
INMOS T 800 transputers (parallel processors), will be executing.  These
parallel processors are mounted on a motherboard which is plugged onto the
PC.  The fileserver enables the transputers to obtain access to the Screen I/O
and Disk I/O facilities of the host PC.  The fileserver is a polling type 
server.

I would like to know if anyone on the net has experience with any multi-tasking
software which has been used for real time control application.  Two software
packages suggested to me are DESQview and OS/2.  I would be grateful if anyone, 
who has performed multitasking with these softwares, can share their experience.

Thanks in advance.

Yours sincerely,

Venkatesh.

Venkateswara Rao A.
avrao@vax2.concordia.ca
Centre for Industrial Control
Dept. of Mech. Engg.
Concordia University

