iPad, Web software

[Robert Stratton]

You're right about the RIM tablet, Terry. I have learned that RIM built the Blackberry tablet on top of QNX which is not a bad embedded unix-*ish* OS. I actually think they might be able to secure it better than some of the other alternatives, but it is about as boutique-y as you can get as OSes go. There's a fair possibility if you have some old consumer/SOHO-grade non-Linux routers you might have one running QNX (or more likely vxWorks). 

I think QNX had real-time extensions at one point or another, but I don't know that there's much of an aftermarket tweaking community for it. That may change with the new tablet's release, but I'm not sure what the hurdle will be for becoming a developer. 

When I fooled with QNX years ago it was a solid embedded OS and not as alien as vxWorks, but it took an old-school embedded programmer's mind to really make it sing. 


----- Original Message -----
> Thanks to all for the information! I didn't mean to start a lively
> debate!
> 
> Regarding the iPad2, I decided to go for it, only to find out that
> everybody is out of them, including the local Apple store. depending
> on
> who you believe, either Apple is trickling them out to build up hype
> (I
> would believe it of Apple!), or parts are hard to get due to the
> tragedies in Japan. So, now I wait. I did see the new Blackberry
> Playbook today, and was not impressed. Small, limited apps, costs the
> same as the iPad for poorer device. Plus, it does NOT run Android,
> that
> was bad info.
> 
> Regarding web software, I'm still evaluating. Thank you all for your
> comments!!!
> Terry
> 
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--Bob S.