Pc Compatibility; Operating Systems - Technologic Systems TS-5700 User Manual

TS-5700 User's Manual

2. PC Compatibility

PC compatibility requires much more than just an x86 processor. It requires PC compatible memory and I/O
maps as well as a PC compatible BIOS. The General Software EMBEDDED BIOS offers
a high degree of compatibility with past and present BIOS standards allowing it to run off-the shelf operating
systems and application software.
The EMBEDDED BIOS has been tested with all major versions of DOS, including MS-DOS, DR-DOS, and
Embedded DOS 6-XL; all major versions of OS/2, including MS-OS/2 and IBM OS/2; MS-Windows 3.1,
Windows-95, Windows NT, and NetWare 386.

2.1 Operating Systems

Technologic Systems Embedded PCs are compatible with a wide variety of x86-based operating systems. A
partial list of operating systems that our customers are currently using with our board includes:
TNT Embedded Toolsuite, Phar Lap Software
UCos II
RTKernel, On Time Software
RTEMS, On-Line Applications Research Corporation
DOS with WATTCP, public domain TCP/IP source code for DOS
Linux
The TS-5700 is shipped, free of charge, with Embedded DOS ROM by General Software.
The TS-5700 can be shipped upon request with Linux pre-installed for a nominal fee. The Linux file system and
kernel is also freely available on the web should you wish to install it yourself. Typically, the Linux OS requires a
16MB or larger Compact Flash or an M-System's DiskOnChip.
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