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From: Giuliano Pochini <pochini@shiny.it>
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Subject: RE: inefficient RT vs efficient non-RT
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> Think about it logically -- if I can process 5X as much data as you can on
> the same hardware, but I can't guarantee that *at* 5X no data will be lost,
> but then, I only run at 1X (the same speed as you), how many packets have
> a chance of being lost?

Real time systems are not supposed to be faster than non-RT ones. They
just provide a reliable response time.


Bye.

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