Under Linux, individual kernels of information may be included with the basic kernel to customize the operating system to the task at hand.  This allows the computer to be focused on the specific task of automating your station.  There is no unnecessary baggage.  In fact, most of or Linux servers are running at around 2% of capacity (vs up to 70 percent or more for Windows).  We actually use that figure to trigger support calls if we detect the system resource usage creeping above that figure.  This gives lots of headroom to the system and dramatically reduces problems while increasing reliability

 

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Windows is a one-size-fits-all application.  Because it has to do so many things the operating system of Windows itself takes up a large percentage of the system resources.  With a higher percentage of resources in use, lock ups become more frequent because at times certain parameters are exceeded.

 

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