on 3/7/07 7:49 AM, Tom Benson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> So not even using multiple threads will make use of multiple >> processors. Until now I thought that REALbasic threads are the same as >> POSIX/System threads. > > Last time I checked, RB threads were a custom object, and were in on > way related to POSIX / Windows threads at all. This is a compromise > to maintain cross platform compatibility, but it is a big one...
This is incorrect. RB threads are native threads but the RB runtime controls all of the context switches to make the thread cooperative instead of pre-emptive. Chris _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
