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Minimal multitasking operating systems for real-time controllers

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Geoffrey H. KuenningAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGSMALL Newsletter, Volume 7, Issue 2

Pages 20 - 27

https://doi.org/10.1145/1067672.802411

Published: 01 October 1981 Publication History

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In many dedicated microprocessor applications, a full-feature operating system is not required. A methodology is presented for the design of extremely minimal operating systems for such applications. The emphasis is on providing the most basic facilities quickly, without precluding later improvements and additions.

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Minimal multitasking operating systems for real-time controllers
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Embedded and cyber-physical systems
    1. Embedded systems
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software organization and properties
    1. Contextual software domains
      1. Operating systems
        Process management
        Multiprocessing / multiprogramming / multitasking
    2. Software system structures
      1. Embedded software
      2. Real-time systems software

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ACM SIGSMALL Newsletter Volume 7, Issue 2

October 1981

180 pages

ISSN:0272-720X

DOI:10.1145/1067672

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SIGSMALL '81: Proceedings of the 1981 ACM SIGSMALL symposium on Small systems and SIGMOD workshop on Small database systems
October 1981
180 pages
ISBN:0897910591
DOI:10.1145/800074
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D. W. Lewis

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