The Real-Time Operating System Nucleus Real-Time Operating System Nucleus <project> (TRON) A project to develop an {operating system} and {man-machine interface} that can work with other operating systems to provide an environment for many small distributed computers to cooperate in {real time}. TRON is headed by Dr. Ken Sakamura of the {University of Tokyo} and supported by most of the major Japanese computer makers and {NTT}. (http://atip.org/public/atip.reports.91/tron.html). (2003-05-23)