From: fjh@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fergus James HENDERSON) Subject: Re: linux OS Date: 14 Feb 1993 04:58:36 GMT
torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Torvalds) writes:
>You can see it in action by putting a lot of CPU-bound processes
>in the background, and edit a file: you don't necessarily notice any
>delays while typing.
Unfortunately, however, if you put a lot of *memory-hogging* processes
in the background, and edit a file, you don't necessarily notice any
*response* while typing - at least not for a while :-)
-- Fergus Henderson fjh@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU This .signature virus is a self-referential statement that is true - but you will only be able to consistently believe it if you copy it to your own .signature file!