Editing VxWorks (section)

==History==
VxWorks started in the late 1980s as a set of enhancements to a simple [[RTOS]] called [[Versatile Real-Time Executive|VRTX]]<ref name="netrino-glossary-v">{{cite web|title=Embedded Systems Glossary: V|url=http://www.netrino.com/Embedded-Systems/Glossary-V|work=www.netrino.com|date=November 30, 2007 |publisher=Netrino, LLC|access-date=September 20, 2010}}</ref> sold by Ready Systems (becoming a [[Mentor Graphics]] product in 1995).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secinfo.com/dr6nd.9u.htm#5hg |title=SEC filing |publisher=Secinfo.com |date=January 19, 1996 |access-date=2011-11-18}}</ref> Wind River acquired rights to distribute VRTX and significantly enhanced it by adding, among other things, a [[file system]] and an [[integrated development environment]]. In 1987, anticipating the termination of its reseller contract by [[Ready Systems]], Wind River proceeded to develop its own kernel to replace VRTX within VxWorks.<ref>[https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/6.09/wind_pr.html Lord of the Toasters], [[Wired (magazine)]] interview with Jerry Fiddler, September 1998</ref>

Published in 2003 with a Wind River copyright, "Real-Time Concepts for Embedded Systems"<ref name="book">
{{cite book
 |last1=Li
 |first1=Qing
 |last2=Yao
 |first2=Caroline
 |date=2003
 |title=Real-Time Concepts for Embedded Systems
 |publisher=CMP Books
 |isbn=1-57820-124-1
}}</ref>
describes the development environment, runtime setting, and system call families of the RTOS.
Written by Wind River employees with a foreword by Jerry Fiddler, chairman, and co-founder of Wind River, the textbook is an excellent tutorial on the RTOS. (It does not, however, replace Wind River documentation as might be needed by practicing engineers.)

Some key milestones for VxWorks include:<ref name="history">[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/wind-river-systems-inc-history/ Company Histories], Funding Universe</ref>{{Failed verification|date=August 2014}}

* 1980s: VxWorks adds support for 32-bit processors.
* 1990s: VxWorks 5 becomes the first{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}} RTOS with a networking stack.
* 2000s: VxWorks 6 supports [[Symmetric multiprocessing|SMP]] and adds derivative industry-specific platforms.
* 2010s: VxWorks adds support for 64-bit processing<ref name="star"/> and introduces VxWorks 7 for IoT in 2016.<ref name="joab2">Wind River [http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246658/Wind_River_outfits_VxWorks_for_39_Internet_of_things_39_ Outfits VxWorks] for the Internet of Things, Computer World</ref>
*2020s: VxWorks continues to update and add support, including the ability to power the [[Mars 2020]] lander.<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://justpositivity.com/embedded-software-market-1043
|title = Embedded Software Market latest Trends and New Technologies Research Forecast to 2025
|date = 24 February 2021}}</ref>