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10-09-2007, 09:38

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Re: How important is Linux?

Kevin,

My biggest concern for running a RTOS on the robot controller is the overhead and resources the RTOS will take. I wouldn't want to compromise the prossessing power just for the convienience of some available services in an RTOS.

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