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- <H1>7. Optional Operating System Services</H1>
- The modules described in this chapter provide interfaces to operating
- system features that are available on selected operating systems only.
- The interfaces are generally modelled after the UNIX or C
- interfaces but they are available on some other systems as well
- (e.g. Windows or NT). Here's an overview:
- <P>
- <DL>
- <DT><B>signal</B><DD>--- Set handlers for asynchronous events.
- <P>
- <DT><B>socket</B><DD>--- Low-level networking interface.
- <P>
- <DT><B>select</B><DD>--- Wait for I/O completion on multiple streams.
- <P>
- <DT><B>thread</B><DD>--- Create multiple threads of control within one namespace.
- <P>
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- <DT><A HREF="../s/signal" TYPE=Menu>signal</A>
- <DD><DT><A HREF="../s/socket" TYPE=Menu>socket</A>
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