I used Async IO on System V in the '87, '88 time frame.  I did it that
way cause I thought it was cool to see if I could keep the tape
I can believe Linux is catching up to this, but some ability to do async
> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 7:35 PM
> "Red Hat Linux Advanced Server provides many high end features such
> Support for Asynchronous I/O. Now read I/O no longer needs to stall
> application while waiting for completion."
> Could it be? After 20 years without this feature UNIX finally catches
> Windows and has I/O that doesnt totally suck for nontrivial apps? No
> OK, so they do it with signals or a flag, which is completely ghetto,
> least they are trying. Keep trying guys, you got the idea, but not the

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On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 16:31, Adam L. Beberg wrote:
> It was a great many years before their were federal taxes in the US.
And during said period there were more than a few serious depressions.
Amazing what economies tend to do with or without taxes.
Luis