Realtime computer operating system basics. From: Plant Engineering | Date: October 3, 1991| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1991 Reed Business Information. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Competitive pressures in the world market have increased the plant engineer's responsibility from the automation of discrete processes to the creation of more flexibility throughout the plant floor. One result of this trend is the increasing use of industrial computers in the plant. This control strategy is further enhanced by today's high-speed, 80386-based industrial computers. This new breed of microcomputer rivals larger mainframe and mini-computer machines in raw throughput and capability, but at a fraction of the cost. To take full advantage of such advanced hardware, ...

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