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Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???

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From: Jerry Shekhel
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 1996 23:12
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Robert Salasidis (salasidis@medcor.mcgill.ca) wrote:
:
: That is why there are OSes such as UNIX and NT. They not only preemtively 
: multitask, but also support task priorities. If a task executing can not be 
: interrupted, then it is executed at a higher priority level than other 
: processes. W95 does not support priority levels, and as such would make a
: poor choice as a platform for real-time applications.
:

Wrong.  Win95 supports priority levels.  It says so right in my VC++ Online
Books.  Where are you getting your info?
--
Jerry J. Shekhel
jerry@cybercom.net
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"Is maith liom Mi Mheain an tSamhraidh." - M. Ni Chobhthaigh
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
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