"Howard" <alicebt@hotmail.com> writes: 
>
> Really, guys, this discussion belongs off-line or in a forum that is more
> appropriate.  This newsgroup doesn't discuss platform-specific stuff like
> processes/threads, etc.  This is a language newsgroup.

This thread is cross-posted to comp.lang.c++, comp.unix.programmer,
comp.lang.c, and comp.unix.solaris.  It's probably appropriate in
comp.unix.programmer and/or comp.unix.solaris, which do discuss
platform-specific stuff.  Please trim the newsgroups line on any
followups.

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