From: "Alexei A. Frounze" <alex DOT fru AT mtu-net DOT ru>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: 3rd Try: Maybe an asm problem? (Problems linking)
Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 00:28:39 +0400
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Damian Yerrick wrote:
> 
> It would have to release timeslices to the apps that _are_ running in
> the background.  Think of any solitaire, minesweeper, or samegame-type
> game.  There are _lots_ of free cycles that could be donated to the
> system.

Those are interactive games. How about arcade games with a lot of gfx and
motion?

> >I think playing games or doing other job on web-servers (or something
> >like that) is a bit incorrect. If they ran all this stuff on home
> >personal computers that don't need to do any time-critical job all the
> >time, what was their problem? :)
> 
> What if I'm running (say) WinApache or something while playing Insane
> Game (a SameGame derivative for DOS)?

Or a Tetris, right?
Anyway, I still think serious tasks should be isolated from users and game
players.

> >> So I think programmers do need to pay attention to these issues.
> >
> >Maybe you're talking about advanecd programmers only?
> >How about an average programmer?
> 
> One line in your idle loop is not that difficult, once you have
> learned the concept of "idle loop."

Yes, I agree it's not that difficult. ;)

bye.
Alexei A. Frounze
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