Xref: utzoo comp.windows.ms:11819 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:8935 Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!bronze!silver!ntaib From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib) Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 is here! READ THIS, you'll be impressed Message-ID: <1991Apr23.161444.8014@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> Sender: news@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington References: <1991Apr21.175529.2386@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> <1991Apr23.001153.18866@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> Distribution: comp Date: Tue, 23 Apr 91 16:14:44 GMT Lines: 27 >This has an amazing effect on perceived performance. This type >of handling cannot be provided under Unix because there *is* no single >"foreground" process; even if you're running X-windows and you see >that window A is obviously your "foreground" process, there may some >flunky logged in over the serial port running a nuclear reactor >simulator that is not nice(1)'d. This happens even on the high end >Unix boxes running X-windows. Unless you're running a Next, which does give the foreground priority. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iskandar Taib | The only thing worse than Peach ala Internet: NTAIB@AQUA.UCS.INDIANA.EDU | Frog is Frog ala Peach Bitnet: NTAIB@IUBACS ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------