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From: sutherla@qtp.ufl.edu (scott sutherland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: SEMAPHORES
Keywords: Semaphores
Message-ID: <511@orange6.qtp.ufl.edu>
Date: 10 Apr 89 11:22:04 GMT
Reply-To: sutherla@qtp.ufl.edu (scott sutherland)
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	Maybe I am just dense, but I have read most of the Amiga books
(with the exception of the Addison-Wesley REFERENCE books) and I have
seen many references to Semaphores. There have also been several postings
to this group in the last few days which also mention Semaphores. So I have
three SIMPLE :) questions:

	1) WHAT IS A SEMAPHORE??

	2) WHEN WOULD I EVER USE A SEMAPHORE IN MY PROGRAMS?

	3) HOW DO I USE THEM (e.g., code, examples...)?





					Thanks,

				A confused Scott Sutherland


"Where did the name Semaphore come from? It sounds like some sort of musical
term"