Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: Martin Marc <martinm@cui.unige.ch>
Subject: Re: Multiprogrammingkernel on win 3.x in C++
Organization: University of Geneva
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 08:29:07 +0100
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Henry Stokholm wrote:
> 
> Hi unknown friends!
> 
> Does anyone know, if it is possible to make a multiprogrammingkernel,
> programmed in C++, and that works with preemptive timesharing under
> Windows 3.x?
> If so, please do drop us a line. On the other hand, should you know that
> this task is not possible, we should also like to learn that !!
> 
> Hope to hear from you,
>         DTM-5 project-group., Esbjerg, Denmark

 No it's *NOT* possible: Win 3.x isn't preemptive (sorry). In fact,
 you can (with big efforts) programming something preemptive but
 if something else (a normal Win3.x program) runs a the same time. 
 It won't works because if the other prog get the control, it 
 will keep it.

 Marc.

