TRON + Linux = T-Linux
T-Engine Forum and MontaVista Software are joining the long-dominant Japanese embedded OS, TRON, with embedded Linux, to form a standard software architecture for embedded devices benefiting from open source and Linux. Forum with comments. [Slashdot]
TRON Project
Growing article, with links to many related topics. Wikipedia.
B-Free 0.0.20 Released
Announcement disproving rumors that project is dead, 3 forum comments. [OSNews.com]
TRON Project Information
The Real-time Operating system Nucleus is an open RTOS specification; versions: BTRON, CTRON, ITRON, JTRON. Developed in Japan, where some 1/4 of new embedded systems use an ITRON type OS. [University of Tokyo, Japan]
TRON Web
Official overseas news source; all the information needed to learn about and keep up on developments in this popular, general-purpose computer architecture designed to connect the wide array of computer systems used in society today, and new types to come into use in the next century.
TRON Association
Promotes standards creation and adoption, offers conformance testing services, does related studies, publicizes and promotes TRON. Confident that their efforts will contribute significantly to creation of a new computer order and emergence of a mature information society. Hope to advance industries and economies of nations throughout the world.
The Most Popular Operating System in the World
What is Earth's most widely used OS? Not Linux, Unix, or Windows, but ITRON, Japanese realtime kernel for small-scale embedded systems. It runs mobile phones, digital cameras, CD players, many other devices. [LinuxInsider]
KROS
Small (12-64k), standards-based, low cost, no royalty, realtime OS; POSIX, ITRON/uITRON programming interfaces, GNU compiler support, source code provided; supports CPUs: Altera Nios, ARM, Hitachi SuperH. Free downloads: demos, documentation, updates. KROS Technologies, Inc. Commercial.
TRON.org
News, information, schedules, what's new, some small but interesting readings, many links. Mostly Japanese, several useful, interesting pages in English.
Accelerated Technology Appointed Official North American Liaison Office of the TRON Association
Story on announcement, made at Embedded Systems Conference San Francisco 2003, history and information on TRON, ITRON; Mentor Graphics, Accelerated Technology. [EDACafe]
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