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From: rpw3@fortune.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re:  non-blocking read - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 18-Feb-84 04:06:18 EST
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fortune!rpw3    Feb 17 20:51:00 1984

+--------------------
| From:      Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) 
| 
| UNIX was designed to appear synchronous at the user I/O level and
| it does a nice job of this.  If you really want asynchronous file I/O
| why not change to VMS.
+--------------------

You might not be on a VAX.

Rob Warnock

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