Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!fortune!rpw3 From: rpw3@fortune.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Re: non-blocking read - (nf) Message-ID: <2583@fortune.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Feb-84 04:06:18 EST Article-I.D.: fortune.2583 Posted: Sat Feb 18 04:06:18 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Feb-84 02:57:02 EST Sender: notes@fortune.UUCP Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA Lines: 19 #R:sri-arpa:-1667000:fortune:11600068:000:458 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 UUCP: {sri-unix,amd70,hpda,harpo,ihnp4,allegra}!fortune!rpw3 DDD: (415)595-8444 USPS: Fortune Systems Corp, 101 Twin Dolphins Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065