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In article <sZh927G00WB_01qmID@andrew.cmu.edu> tw0i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Todd Andrew Williamson) writes:
>1)  Is there a way to do non-blocking reads from an AmigaDOS 
>    FileHandle?
Use the DOS Packet interface.  Get a copy of PickPacket, by John Toebes and
myself, and some back issues of Transactor for the Amiga - last April-June, I
think - where we discuss the packet interface.


>2)  Is there a way to get a signal when I/O is available on
>    a FileHandle?

Sure, just post a packet read of some large number of bytes.  It will return
when input is available with fewer bytes than you requested, but your MsgPort
will signal you when it returns.  Keep in mind, though, that if it's a console
stream, CON: buffers its input until it sees a \n;  you'll need to put it in
RAW mode to get characters as they're typed.


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