- 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.