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  1. Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!turtle.cis.ohio-state.edu!juncewic
  3. From: juncewic@turtle.cis.ohio-state.edu (thomas michael juncewicz)
  4. Subject: Re: task communication and forbid()
  5. Message-ID: <1992Dec23.134958.23831@cis.ohio-state.edu>
  6. Sender: news@cis.ohio-state.edu (NETnews        )
  7. Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
  8. References: <1992Dec18.204844.1796@samba.oit.unc.edu> <1992Dec22.210606.29689@samba.oit.unc.edu>
  9. Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:49:58 GMT
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  12. I thought the use of forbid() in effect 'turned off' multitasking.  Wouldn't
  13. it prevent a subtask from being executed, and therefore waiting for a signal
  14. from that task would be in vain?  Or am I misunderstanding the question
  15. entirely?  Please excuse my ignorance..
  16. Tom
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