[XCSSA] Christmas Lights Display

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

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> > I found this guy's display interesting:
> >       http://www.youtube.com/user/CSTRANG70#p/a/f/0/rmgf60CI_ks
> >
> > Although those pauses are very obviously illustrating the weaknesses of
> > the Windows scheduler.  Do they not have this software that will run on a
> > Linux/UN*(X based OS yet?  Seems like it would run much smoother.

On Monday 28 December 2009, [Charles] of San Antonio wrote:
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> What pauses are you referring to?  The show runs on a custom scheduling
> program written by the same people that developed the sequencing program. 
> The scheduler does not use the windows scheduler. 

Ahh.. not the OS job scheduler.. I'm talking about process scheduler in the NT 
kernel.  The scheduler is what gives each PID CPU execution time.  The 
Windows PID scheduler has always been notoriously non-real-time.  You could 
(traditionally anyway) DoS a server simply my formatting a floppy disk. :) 
This lack of real-time-ness is one of the reasons windows has traditionally 
not be used in any medical/health-care equipment (like life support 
systems)... where a "blue screen" could flat-line someone.. ;)


> Regretfully there is no 
> Linux version of the lightshow scheduler or sequencer.  If anyone is aware
> of one, please let me know... 

Too bad.. Still.. Looking forward to your demo. :)

Tweeks


> Charles S.
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> Tweeks
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> On Monday 21 December 2009, X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio wrote:
> > I will be posting videos of the display on youtube around the 24th. 
> > Do a youtube search for cstrang70 and you should find the 2009 videos
> > then. You can currently see a few of the songs from last year's display.
> > 
> > Later
> > 
> > Charles S.
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> > X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio wrote:
> > > Just went by Charles's house and it was sweet! That tree is hypnotic...
> >
> > 
> > Any chance of getting a pic posted on line, or a link to some video,
> > for those of us who live WAYYYYY out of town?  Thanks, Dennis Myhand
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