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could someone tell me what are the differences betwwen
-QNX RTP
-QNX 4 RTOS
-QNX RTOS v6

is qnx rtp the most recent, and the other older versions?
or is QNX RTP just something like a demo version?

thanks
malv

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Previously, Pascal Malvert wrote in qdn.public.qnxrtp.os:

could someone tell me what are the differences betwwen

-QNX 4 RTOS

QNX 4 is an older product that QSSL first marketed about
10 years ago. It was Posix conforming and is very similar
to their newest product in many way.s

-QNX RTOS v6
-QNX RTP

Both of these are pretty much the same thing. Here is
my recollection of the history of the name of this product.

  1. Neutrino
  2. Neutrino 1.0
  3. Neutrino 1.1
  4. Neutrino 2.0 (Hosted by QNX 4.+)
  5. Neutrino 2.1/RTP (Self Hosted w/Photon 2.0
  6. QNX 6.0

There are some subtlties that even QSSL doesn’t seem to have
worked out yet. For example Neutrino 2.0 was never given
away, and supported three platforms, x86, PPC, and Mips.

RTP, the free (for non-commercial use) product has only been
released for x86. I’ve heard various rumors about the state of
Photon 2.0 with respect to other platforms.

is qnx rtp the most recent, and the other older versions?
or is QNX RTP just something like a demo version?

Mostly correct. QNX RTP is definitly non just a demo unless
you are planning to use PPC, MIPS or other.


Mitchell Schoenbrun --------- maschoen@pobox.com

3

which version is everybody speaking about? for example, which the one
that appears on the main page www.qnx.com ? is it RTP? the one that
900,000 people downloaded?

thanks

Mitchell Schoenbrun wrote:

Previously, Pascal Malvert wrote in qdn.public.qnxrtp.os:
could someone tell me what are the differences betwwen

-QNX 4 RTOS

QNX 4 is an older product that QSSL first marketed about
10 years ago. It was Posix conforming and is very similar
to their newest product in many way.s

-QNX RTOS v6
-QNX RTP

Both of these are pretty much the same thing. Here is
my recollection of the history of the name of this product.

  1. Neutrino
  2. Neutrino 1.0
  3. Neutrino 1.1
  4. Neutrino 2.0 (Hosted by QNX 4.+)
  5. Neutrino 2.1/RTP (Self Hosted w/Photon 2.0
  6. QNX 6.0

There are some subtlties that even QSSL doesn’t seem to have
worked out yet. For example Neutrino 2.0 was never given
away, and supported three platforms, x86, PPC, and Mips.

RTP, the free (for non-commercial use) product has only been
released for x86. I’ve heard various rumors about the state of
Photon 2.0 with respect to other platforms.

is qnx rtp the most recent, and the other older versions?
or is QNX RTP just something like a demo version?

Mostly correct. QNX RTP is definitly non just a demo unless
you are planning to use PPC, MIPS or other.

Mitchell Schoenbrun --------- > maschoen@pobox.com

4

Previously, Pascal Malvert wrote in qdn.public.qnxrtp.os:

which version is everybody speaking about? for example, which the one
that appears on the main page > www.qnx.com > ? is it RTP? the one that
900,000 people downloaded?

Yes.

Mitchell Schoenbrun --------- maschoen@pobox.com

5

Mitchell Schoenbrun wrote:

Previously, Pascal Malvert wrote in qdn.public.qnxrtp.os:
which version is everybody speaking about? for example, which the one
that appears on the main page > www.qnx.com > ? is it RTP? the one that
900,000 people downloaded?

Still stuck under the glass ceiling at 10^6?

Yes.

Mitchell Schoenbrun --------- > maschoen@pobox.com

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Mitchell Schoenbrun wrote:

Previously, Pascal Malvert wrote in qdn.public.qnxrtp.os:
which version is everybody speaking about? for example, which the one
that appears on the main page > www.qnx.com > ? is it RTP? the one that
900,000 people downloaded?

Still stuck under the glass ceiling at 10^6?

Maybe somebody promised everyone would get a raise
when 1 million is reach, lol !

Yes.

Mitchell Schoenbrun --------- > maschoen@pobox.com