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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
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Subject: Re: How do we change the scheduler? (Was Re: Multitasking at home...)
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Date: 19 Jan 91 07:45:24 GMT
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In article <1991Jan18.231330.16290@Neon.Stanford.EDU> torrie@cs.stanford.edu (Evan J Torrie) writes:
>es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:
>
>>>In article <11719@goofy.Apple.COM> (Larry Rosenstein) writes:
>>>>Not true.  For most applications, there is nothing special you have to
>>>>do in order to yield the CPU.  It is a normal part of processing user
>>>>input.
>>>
>
>
>>	Larry, we already know that MultiFinder can do Task
>>Switching. If it is waiting for input, WHAT'S THE POINT?? It
>>isn't doing anything. ergo, that doesn't help multitasking. While
>>the spreadsheet is calculating or the ray-tracer is tracing, that
>>is when "true-multitasking" is tested.
>
>  Who says that a spreadsheet recalculating or ray-tracer shouldn't be
>checking for user input?
>
	This is MULTIFINDER we're talking about! multi-threading?
I doubt it. It would be relatively easy on Amiga, but no one that
I know of does it on either platform.

>-- 
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Evan Torrie.  Stanford University, Class of 199?       torrie@cs.stanford.edu   
>Fame, fame, fame...  What's it good for?  Ab-so-lute-ly nothing


	-- Ethan

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