Re: Semi-OT: WAS: RE: Re: SwiftForth Survey

I agree. And as we move onto other platforms (Linux in the near future, OS X after that), threads really look like the way to go.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com
> [mailto:sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com] On Behalf Of Rick VanNorman
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:26 AM
> To: sftalk_at_forth.com
> Subject: [sftalk] Re: Semi-OT: WAS: RE: Re: SwiftForth Survey
>
> Much easier than implementing the cooperative multi-tasker.
> Windows supports threads directly, and SwiftForth supports
> them quite well. Check the archives for discussion of FORKS> .
>
> The problem with the old PAUSE -based multi-tasker is that
> it is gluing a context switch paradigm on a windows application
> environment that doesn't support it. The context switch is very
> sensitive and slow and doesn't work well.
>
> I (and this is just my opinion) would really like to relegate the
> SwiftForth PAUSE model to the dustbin. Doing so will clean up
> the internal model tremendously and make using the environment
> supported features much easier.
>
> rick
>
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:19 PM, Robert Dickow
> <dickow_at_uidaho.edu> wrote:
> > Boy, I have days when I feel like my XP box has forgotten
> how to multitask
> > completely. The 3.2 GHz clock doesn't even help. Is cooperative
> > multi-tasking jerking me around? I long for pre-emptive
> multitasking. I
> > imagine it's pretty much impossible to write a pre-emptive
> multitasking
> > manager around Win's operating system manager. Never mind.
> >
> > Bob Dickow
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com
> [mailto:sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com] On Behalf Of
> > Bob Nash
> >
> > I agree. I have code using the old model multi-tasker and
> also code using
> > Windows threads (developed by RVN). <snip>
> >
> >
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