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Old Aug 14th, 2006, 6:04 PM   #33
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As I said, they varied a lot. The simplest would be a handful of drivers. It is in the nature of an OS that it's machine- and implementation-specific. This has a distinct influence on portability. Since I am no longer in the field, I have no notion of whether or not there is a "Linux" that can be made useful in a real-time environment. If one takes the nameplate off a Chevy Cavalier and super-glues it to a Lamborghini (or vice-versa), what then is one actually driving?
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