12.Nov.2024
|
News from former Amiga partner: QNX SDP 8 free for non-commercial use (update)
The Amiga and the QNX real-time operating system have crossed paths twice in their long history: Amiga-owner Gateway 2000 commissioned QNX at the end of 1998 to develop the AmigaOS 5.0 (AmigaSE 1.0) operating system based on the QNX system, before the collaboration was terminated in July 1999 due to strategic decisions in favor of Linux (amiga-news.de reported). At the end of 2001, Haage & Partner released the Amiga emulator package AmigaOS XL for x86 systems, which included not only Amithlon but also the AmigaXL emulator based on the QNX 6.1 host system emulator based on the host system QNX 6.1 (amiga-news.de reported).
Now there is news from QNX and an opportunity to look beyond the end of our noses: QNX has been popular and established in the field of vehicle software and IoT systems for several years. With the new version, Blackberry, the current owner, is focusing on the "QNX Everywhere" initiative and is providing the QNX software development platform 8.0 for non-commercial use as a free download. QNX 8, a powerful, true microkernel real-time operating system, offers particular advantages for applications with strict real-time requirements.
The free version also includes a demo source code library on GitLab and a special Raspberry Pi version, which makes it easier to test and develop on the platform. QNX, known for its stability and efficiency, could thus also be of interest to hobby developers and private projects.
Update: (16:44, 13.11.24, nba)
QNX 8.0 is part of the QNX Software Development Platform 8.0, which is free for non-commercial use. Registration can be done on the QNX website. This article has been updated to clarify this point. (nba)
[News message: 12. Nov. 2024, 19:43] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
