• MIDAS
    • MIDAS = Multi-user Interactive Development and Analysis System
    • MIDAS Frameworks
      The Beginning Apex, HP/MIDAS (circa 1978-80)
      Ancient History VAX/MIDAS (circa 1983)
      X-Midas (XM) FORTRAN (1991)
      Midas 2K (M2K) C++
      NeXtMidas (NXM) Java
  • Why Use MIDAS?
    • Provides a common OPEN-SOURCE way of solving OUR problems!
    • Proven success for rapid prototyping
    • MIDAS frameworks (XM, NXM) are used in many facilities throughout the world.
    • Highly standardized and works with a large set of deployed hardware.
      • ICE, XPxx, BRIK Cards, etc.
    • Standardized structure facilitates code sharing.