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

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From: Dave Glue
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 1996 19:58

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On 7 Feb 1996 23:12:10 GMT, jerry@cybercom.net (Jerry Shekhel) wrote:

>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?

Further proof is provided by two game demo's I recently played-
Pitfall and EW Jim for 95.  Both have 3 levels of "attention" to give
to the program- Normal, Real Time, and Exclusive.

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Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 1996 19:58:47 GMT
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