MIDAS
MIDAS =
M
ulti-user
I
nteractive
D
evelopment and
A
nalysis
S
ystem
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.