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Re: multitasking
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 04:17:06 GMT
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Estela Quetzali Armengol wrote:

> I read that the RCX is able to have up to eight-threads running. Is
> this true? These threads are sharing processor time, right? What I mean is
> that they are not running in parallel? Therefore, if legOS 2.0 is
> able to do preemptive tasking. This means that as it switches from task to
> task it will save the state of the variables and put them back in the
> stack upon return to the original task? Sorry, I saw this a while back and
> I can't seem to find the information anymore.

The RCX has 10 tasks. LegOS you have to build your own.
I have noticed that the 2.0 Firmware is slower then the 1.0 firmware.

Dean
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I read that the RCX is able to have up to eight-threads running. Is this true? These threads are sharing processor time, right? What I mean is that they are not running in parallel? Therefore, if legOS 2.0 is able to do preemptive tasking. This (...) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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