Our experience with the QNX Real-Time Operating System
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Cynosure's DQNET product. During the 1990s, Cynosure developed and sold
software that allowed QNX (both QNX2 and QNX4) computers to communicate
with computers running Microsoft operating systems (DOS and Windows 3).
DQNET was also used to interconnect sets of QNX2 and QNX4 networks. DQNET
was incorporated into products offered by several other companies.
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Private Branch Exchange (PBX) Attendant Console Network for a major
telecommunications manufacturer.
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Development of a training workshop to help developers moving from QNX2 to
QNX4.
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Presentation of numerous workshops on QNX2 and QNX4 real-time programming.
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Presentation of workshops on QNX4 system administration.
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Implementation of the Intel Bitbus protocolunder QNX2 and under QNX4.
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Development of various drivers for communications cards and video cards.
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Port of fast-food restaurant management software from AIX to QNX4, including
conversion from a proprietary database to an SQL-based one.
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Ongoing maintenance of various QNX2 systems used in manufacturing, packaging,
etc.
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Test equipment for a company manufacturing automobile climate control
equipment.
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Development of serial communications connections between QNX2 and
Microsoft Windows systems.
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Development of dozens of QNX utility programs made available to clients
to make systems administration easier.
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Development of a graphical display program to inform operators of huge
mining rigs about the exact location of the equipment relative to ore
bodies, etc.
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Development of software to control an endoscopic device and to capture and
catalog images from the device.
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Development of software for a device to monitor heartrate and blood
pressure.
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Development of software to control and manage highway toll booths.
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Documentation and upgrade of software used to control the testing of
lubricants in automobile engines.
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