15 Feb
2001
15 Feb
'01
5:45 p.m.
> > > QNX is also available free, including a
windowing system, networking
> > > and a development environment. ( for non commercial users )
> > > Jim Davis.
Free? How do I get QNX for free?
> > Yeah, but they nickle & dime you on
every single little utility that
one
> > takes for granted with a real *nix. Want
grep? It'll cost you. vi?
> > It'll cost you.
vi? QNX used to come with ed, which was pretty good.
If you are interested in QNX, check out
http://www.qnxstart.com/. Loads of
free software and the latest QNX news.
Okay, I did system and application programming under QNX from '88 to '93, and
found it to very robust, especially in networking and interprocess
communication. Exceptionally fault-tolerant, too. Impossible to crash the
kernal without writing code for that specific purpose. No problem running
MS-DOS applications, either.
Where can I get it "free?" Last I heard it was about $400. I didn't see
anything at qnxstart.com about a free version, but perhaps I'm blind . . .
the QNX demo includes a nice web browser and dial-up software, and, as
expected from Gordon Bell, the mini-os, browser and dial-up fit on a 1.44 MB
bootable floppy.
How do I get the "free" version?
Glen
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