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Re: Win98 versus 2000, XP, Longhorn, etc.
de charles 06/23/2006 10:25
On 23 Jun 2006 10:47:43 -0700, "Roger Johansson" <roger4911@gmail.com>
wrote:
>There are different ways to handle multitasking but there is no "real
>multitasking" possible as long as you have only one CPU in the
>computer.
>
"real multitasking" is not a technical term
all multitasking strategies/methods are essentially
architectures/processes used by an operating system to share a single
computing resource
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/m/multitasking.html
there are a lot of technical terms with subtle differences; multitask,
multiprocess, multithread, parallel process, etc.
in any case, in a machine with a modern, hyper-threading multi-core
CPU, all bets are off
and to get back to the original thread: taking advantage of advances
in the underlying CPU and other hardware features is one big reason to
upgrade one's OS
that's why they call it WinTel