Steve,
I think that the big issue is that the dedicated device is a much better
controlled environment. For recreational boaters, this may not matter that
much, but if you are a commercial boat skipper, you may want to have confidence
that this particular instrument won’t go suddenly into a BSOD only because you
installed an app for watching movies or playing music. So it is a question of
controlling the environment well.
>From what I have seen, I don’t think Garmin and al develop their own OSs. More
>than likely they get commercially developed OSs (like the Blackberry’s QNX)
>and modify it slightly (or more than slightly) to fit their needs.
Having said all of the above, I fully agree with you.
Marek
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Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:06:05 -0500
From: Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com>
To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Subject: Stus-List Marine systems
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Do you guys know what OS Raymarine, Garmin et al use? I'm sure they're
different but I'm guessing they are all proprietary to their brand. Is that
correct? If it is, that would mean that they have a whole team of people
developing their OS, right?
Why
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