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Note 42.0 Software Features Comparison No replies
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| d i g i t a l | | uNOTE # 042 |
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| Title: Software Features Comparison | Date: 20-MAY-86 |
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| Originator: Dave Smith | Page 1 of 4 |
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Digital offers different operating system solutions for different needs
and applications. The operating systems described here are the major
systems in use today on Q-bus "super-microcomputer" systems. The charts
are subdivided into 32-bit and 16-bit operating systems. Various
attributes are listed and information about the characteristics of each
are provided.
This MicroNote is meant to be a guide to selecting the best operating
system for your particular application. It is not meant as a
comprehensive list of all features. Refer to the Software Product
Descriptions (SPDs) for more details and support information.
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Comparison of DIGITAL's
32-bit System Software
MicroVMS ULTRIX-32m VAXELN
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| Real Time | Y | N | Y |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| General Purpose | Y | Y | N |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| Multitasking | Y | Y | Y |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| Multiuser | Y | Y | N/A |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| File System | Files-11 | 4.2 BSD | Files-11 |
| | (ODS-2) | Fast File Sys.| (ODS-2) |
| | | | See Note 1 |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| User Interface | DCL, | C, Bourne | N/A |
| | MCR, | shells | |
| | DEC/Shell | | |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| Editor(s) | EDT, | ed, vi, | N/A |
| | VAXTPU, | others | |
| | others | | |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| Languages | MANY | C, | Pascal, C |
| Commonly Used | | MANY | ADA, others |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| Communications | DECnet, | TCP/IP, | DECnet |
| | SNA (gateway), | UUCP, | |
| | 2780/3780, | DECnet | |
| | 3270 etc., | | |
| | TCP/IP, X.25 | | |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| Layered Products | Many | Some | Some |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| Included Software | Some | Many | N/A |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| Program Dev. | | | |
| Support | Y | Y | N |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| Dev. Hosts | VMS,uVMS | ULTRIX family,| VMS,uVMS |
| | | other UNIX | |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| Debugging | DEBUG | DBX | EDEBUG |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| Minimum Memory | 1 MB | 2 MB | 256 KB |
| | (2 MB | | |
| | recommended) | | |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
| ROMable | N | N | Y |
+--------------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
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Comparison of DIGITAL's
16-bit Software
MicroPower/Pascal RT-11 MicroRSX MicroRSTS ULTRIX-11
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|Real Time | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|General Purpose | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|Multitasking | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|Multiuser | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
| | | | | | * |
|File System | RT-11 | RT-11 | Files-11 | RSTS | UNIX |
| | | | (ODS-1) | | |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|User Interface | N/A | DCL | MCR,DCL | DCL, | Bourne, |
| | | | | CCL | C shell |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|Editor(s) | N/A |KED,KEX | EDI,EDT | EDT | ed, vi |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|Languages |PASCAL,| MACRO, | FORTRAN, |BASIC,| C, |
|Commonly Used |MACRO | FORTRAN| MACRO, |Others| Others |
| | | | Others | | |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|Communications |X.25, | DECnet |DECnet, SNA |DECnet| UUCP, |
| |serial | |(gateway), | | TCP/IP |
| | | |2780/3780, | | |
| | | |3270, X.25 | | |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|Layered Products | N/A | Some | Many | Many | Some |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|Included Software| N/A | Some | Some | Some | Many |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|Program Dev. | | | | | |
|Support | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|Dev. Hosts |RT,RSX |RT,RSX | RSX,VMS, | RSTS |ULTRIX fam.,|
| | VMS |VMS,RSTS| RSTS | |other UNIX |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|Debugging |PASDBG | ODT, | ODT, | ODT, | ADB |
| | | MACDBG | SYMBOLIC |SYMBL.| |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|Minimum Memory | 8KB | 16KB | 512KB |256KB | 256KB |
| | | | | | See Note 2 |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
|ROMable | Y | N | N | N | N |
+-----------------+-------+--------+------------+------+------------+
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NOTE 1:
The ODS-2 Files-11 on VAXELN does not support ISAM files.
NOTE 2:
The 256KB minimum memory requirement for ULTRIX-11 requires
extreme limitations in functionality. Consult the SPD for
details.
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UNIX is a Trademark of AT&T Bell Labs
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