It should be possible to install the server on existing control and data systems using the built-in facilities and support processes to interact with the present processes. The code space required for disk based systems is typically less than 100KByte and the data space is 20KByte plus 28KByte for each connection. The software is designed to work with the majority of browsers and agents in general use. Persistent connections reduce network bandwidth and processing time. File names are not case sensitive, in keeping with OS-9 file systems, and file datestamps are resolved to one minute.
Persistent connections speed response times and reduce network traffic.
By collecting all the data over one socket connection, processor and network load is reduced and the freshness of viewed data is assured. Server push technology ensures that data is only sent by the OS-9 system when the value changes. The server is able to produce a log. This may show a combination of errors and activity for use during system debugging and proving or it may be turned off in a finished system. The log level between 0 and 9 and a valid OS-9 path are set when the server is started.