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Re: Virtual Thread Manager 02 now available

• Posted by Igor Kachan <kinz at peterlink.ru> Aug 17, 2005
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Al Getz wrote:

> Hello again,
> 
> 
> The new Win thread manager (02) is now called "Virtual Thread Manager".
> It doesnt use OS threads but makes the app seem like it does.
> It's got a true scheduler and you can set priority by using a greater
> or lesser amount for the time slice for each thread.  Useage is fairly
> straightforward but see the docs and the demos for required function
> calls and basic code structure.
> 
> There are two 'sub versions' of 02, one for WinClass and the other for
> WinLib, along with one demo for each.  Make sure to run the correct demo
> for the Win library you intend to use.  Useage is the same for either.
> 
> Any ideas/suggestions welcome.
> 
> BTW, i see what Matt was talking about now when he said "Langwar".
> I took a look at that, but it looks a lot more complex and harder 
> to use or did i miss something?

Hi Al,

It is one of the good names for these threads, I think.
Say, it seems to be, FreeBasic and Ruby (multiplatform langs
like Euphoria) have the non-OS threads, FreeBasic even for
DOS, but their 'quasi-threads' named as just 'threads' and
it is a source of confusions (correct me please, if I'm wrong).

But Euphoria has some form of this multitasking feature just
from v1.0, and under pure DOS, and without any noise.   

And non-OS threads seem to be a very simple and robust
solution of multitasking for the multiplatform languages at all.

Good Luck!
   
Regards,
Igor Kachan
kinz at peterlink.ru