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From: pratt@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Jonathan Pratt)
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Subject: Re: Extended Time Manager in System 6.0.7
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Date: 10 Nov 90 07:01:57 GMT
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As long as this thread is going on, I have a few questions about the
Time Manager.  First, I know it's documented somewhere how to tell how
much time is left in a task.  So, either where is this documented, or
how can the tmCount field be interpreted? (Also, is this applicable before
RmvTime is called?)  I seem to recall from snooping around that the tmCount
increments are dependent on the time requested - is this true?  Note
that the tmCount field is incorrectly called an integer in IM IV.

Second, is it supposed to be possible for a task to reinstall itself
with _PrimeTime, the way vbl tasks do by resettings their counts?
I've found this works unless it's allowed to happen when the computer
is doing other things, because of WNE calls.  Nothing funny happening
at interrupt level - just a _PrimeTime call.

Finally, is it legitimate to call _PrimeTime for an active task - that
is, reset to a higher time before an installed task times out?

Any comments and information will be appreciated.

Jonathan

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