Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mailrus!cornell!rochester!udel!mmdf From: 451061%UOTTAWA.BITNET@cornellc.cit.cornell.edu (Valentin Pepelea) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: What is the max. number of tasks ? Message-ID: <17589@louie.udel.EDU> Date: 13 Jun 89 21:32:19 GMT Sender: mmdf@udel.EDU Lines: 29 Marco Dedecker writes in message <1367@rivm05.UUCP> > Here is a simple question : what is the maximum number of tasks > that can be active at the same time ? What does "active" mean? All tasks currently existing? All tasks ready to run? All tasks waiting or ready to run or what? > I can't seem to find the anwser to this question anywhere. > So I tried something. No wonder! > I was able to open 20 NEWCLI windows, every window has two tasks : > So I had 20*2 + 5 = 45 tasks. > Is 45 Tasks the maximum number of tasks ??? 20 Cli windows is a limitation imposed by the current version of AmigaDOS. It has nothing to do with the number of tasks that Exec allows you to create. To be specific, you can create 1 billion tasks, ((2^^32)/4), unless you run out of memory first. This limitation will be fixed in a future release. Valentin _________________________________________________________________________ The godess of democracy? "The Name: Valentin Pepelea tyrants may distroy a statue, Phonet: (613) 231-7476 but they cannot kill a god." Bitnet: 451061@Uottawa.bitnet Usenet: Use cunyvm.cuny.edu gate - Confucius Planet: 451061@acadvm1.UOttawa.CA