Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!yale!bunker!ricker From: ricker@bunker.UUCP (ricker) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.questions Subject: Asynchronous Device I/O Message-ID: <3072@bunker.UUCP> Date: Wed, 18-Nov-87 12:17:58 EST Article-I.D.: bunker.3072 Posted: Wed Nov 18 12:17:58 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 21-Nov-87 10:52:49 EST Reply-To: ricker@bunker.UUCP (ricker) Organization: Bunker Ramo/Olivetti, Shelton CT Lines: 7 Xref: mnetor comp.unix.wizards:5509 comp.unix.questions:4965 Is there any flavor of Unix (BSD or SYS V) which allows asynchronous disk file I/O ? I would prefer to use some facility provided by a major manufacturer, but would be interested in hearing about any Unix implementation which provides this service. Will summarize responses. Ricker