> This is not meant to start a us verses them os war. What I am hoping is that
> some of you may be heavier users and hopefully multi os users of either
> Linux or windows. I use xp on my laptop and slackware on my desktop however
> I don't use the slack box for gaming which is why I have no base line for
> this.
>
> I have a project just starting and during one of our meetings we discussed
> which base os would be best to use. This is a graphics intensive application
> as well as having a large amount of sensor and i/o stuff going on. At last
> count
> we were up to 30 some odd pic's in the project.
>
> The discussion about graphics came up as it was suggested that windows
> actually
> had better graphics abilities than x11 based versions. I know some of the
> first person
> shooter/stress relief have come out in both pc and nix versions. Not having
> used the
> nix version I have no direct reference. I believe and said that I thought
> the Nix version
> was faster but no one was sure. Hence this post. Can anyone post any usable
> tests or
> information?

> This is not meant to start a us verses them os war.
> What I am hoping is that
> some of you may be heavier users and hopefully multi
> os users of either
> Linux or windows. I use xp on my laptop and
> slackware on my desktop however
> I don't use the slack box for gaming which is why I
> have no base line for
> this.
>
> I have a project just starting and during one of our
> meetings we discussed
> which base os would be best to use. This is a
> graphics intensive application
> as well as having a large amount of sensor and i/o
> stuff going on. At last
> count
> we were up to 30 some odd pic's in the project.
>

> > This is not meant to start a us verses them os war.
> > What I am hoping is that
> > some of you may be heavier users and hopefully multi
> > os users of either
> > Linux or windows. I use xp on my laptop and
> > slackware on my desktop however
> > I don't use the slack box for gaming which is why I
> > have no base line for
> > this.
> >
> > I have a project just starting and during one of our
> > meetings we discussed
> > which base os would be best to use. This is a
> > graphics intensive application
> > as well as having a large amount of sensor and i/o
> > stuff going on. At last
> > count
> > we were up to 30 some odd pic's in the project.
> >
>   You intend to running multiple sensor and display
> the sensor using a GUI rite?
>
>
> > The discussion about graphics came up as it was
> > suggested that windows
> > actually
> > had better graphics abilities than x11 based
> > versions. I know some of the
> > first person
> > shooter/stress relief have come out in both pc and
> > nix versions. Not having
> > used the
> > nix version I have no direct reference. I believe
>   Well yes and no. Windows DirectX has plenty of
> documentation but if you intend to use an animated gif
> picture than nix and windows are both appropriate.
>
> > and said that I thought
> > the Nix version
> > was faster but no one was sure. Hence this post. Can
> > anyone post any usable
>   I believe the UI for both platform are adequate but
> the interface to multiple i/o is a bit of concern. How
> do you intend to interface the multiple i/o? RS232
> sharing? Ethernet? etc? Need more information to
> recommend which OS and for what reason.
>
> Pls specify the deployment env. and conditions.
>
> john
>
> > tests or
> > information?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
> > --

> Ok to add a bit more info. This is a dynamic race car simulator.
> We have the graphics display portion to give the visual cues of zipping
> around
> roads, trees, pedestrians, ufo's, cows, other cars etc.
> the whole thing is on a 6dof table, and we need to simulate and interact
> with
> each and every switch and control as well as sound effects, vibrations and
> other
> effects. So if the road goes up a hill the graphics shows that, the table
> tilts
> to give the impression of increased g force, the sound of engines etc
> change,
> perhaps the tach and speedo change.
>
> The gauges are all needle types tach, speedo, temps and so on. Those we are
> tentatively going to use a pic and stepper motor to move unless we figure
> out a
> simpler way.
>
> We were looking at wired ethernet for everything .

> On Wed, May 03, 2006 at 03:39:31AM -0700, Dave King
> wrote:
> > Ok to add a bit more info. This is a dynamic race
> car simulator.
> > We have the graphics display portion to give the
> visual cues of zipping
> > around
> > roads, trees, pedestrians, ufo's, cows, other cars
> etc.
> > the whole thing is on a 6dof table, and we need to
> simulate and interact
> > with
> > each and every switch and control as well as sound
> effects, vibrations and
> > other
> > effects. So if the road goes up a hill the
> graphics shows that, the table
> > tilts
> > to give the impression of increased g force, the
> sound of engines etc
> > change,
> > perhaps the tach and speedo change.
> >
> > The gauges are all needle types tach, speedo,
> temps and so on. Those we are
> > tentatively going to use a pic and stepper motor
> to move unless we figure
> > out a
> > simpler way.
> >
> > We were looking at wired ethernet for everything .
>
> Heck, something *very* similar to that has been done
> before, namely
> the flight simulator software X-Plane. It runs on
> OSX, Linux and
> Windows. People have hooked it up to all manner of
> cockpit simulators.
>
> It's closed source software, but it has a vast
> library of stuff people
> have added onto it, even to the point of using it
> for FAA-approved
> flight training. I'm sure you could find a lot of
> implementation details
> on how people interfaced it to cockpit instruments.
>
> That this has been done on Linux will probably
> answere you question. :)
>
> http://www.x-plane.com/
>
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