RISC User Series

Pre-emptive Strike (Multithreading)

A short series about the theory of how a multithreading operating system works

Pre-emptive Strike by Eddie Edwards

12:3		Introducing ARM OS Multithreading has long been on the RISC OS wishlist, but how difficult would it be to implement? Eddie Edwards takes a look at the pitfalls of multithreading with Acorn systems
12:4		Thread Synchronisation and Microkernels Eddie Edwards continues his look at the issues surrounding multithreading and how it might one day be implemented in RISC OS
12:5		RISC OS and multithreading Eddie Edwards finishes off his look at multithreading and what it means to RISC OS