<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest) --> <!--X-From-R13: "Xba O. 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Lambert" <<A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sat, 3 May 1997 01:25:28 -0400</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <TABLE><TR><TD BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" STYLE="background-color: #FFFFFF; "><p><font size=2 color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">> From: Jeff Kesselman <<font color="#0000FF"><u>jeffk#tenetwork,com</u><font color="#000000">><br>> Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)<br>> <br>> At 10:04 PM 5/1/97 PST8PDT, you wrote:<br>> >Based on my definition of "event-driven", Cold would NOT classify.<br>> >It does have a 'dispatcher' which simulates time-slicing, <br>> >yet it doesn't dispatch events. It only partially approaches this at the <br>> >network level only. <br>> <br>> Um, I disagree. Cold does indeed dispatch events. The evnts are hard coded<br>> into the system and are as follows:<br>> (1) packet arrival<br>> (2) heartbeat<br>> (3) connection<br>> (4) conenction close<br>> <br>> There may be a few mreo im forgettting. in each case the event is<br>> dispatched in teh form of a method call to an object.<br>> <br>> If thsi doesnt fit your def of "event driven" then I tyhink yer beign way<br>> too selective in teh application of this term.<br>> <br><font size=2>This application relies on the OS to generate all its events.<br>More particularly the socket port and the system clock.<br>All applications that run on a Unix machine would then <br>classify as event driven taken collectively together as<br>a system. Clearly not the intent of the distinction between<br>procedural and event driven.<br><br>You are describing:<br>Cold --- settimer event ---> OS<br>OS --- timer event ---> Cold<br><br>OS --- Socket input event ---> Cold<br>Cold --- Socket output event ---> OS<br><br>An event-driven system would need: <br>Cold Cold<br>Subsystem/ ----???? event ----> Subsystem/<br>Object Object <br> <br><br>JL<br><br><font size=2><br><br><br></p> </font></font></font></font></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00322" HREF="msg00322.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> silovic#srce,hr (Miroslav Silovic)</li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00313.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00314.html">More sendmail tests...</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00323.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00322.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00315"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00315"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00313" HREF="msg00313.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong>, coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Sat 03 May 1997, 11:38 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00316" HREF="msg00316.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong>, coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Sat 03 May 1997, 12:32 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00318" HREF="msg00318.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong>, Miroslav Silovic <a href="mailto:silovic#srce,hr">silovic#srce,hr</a>, Sat 03 May 1997, 14:21 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00323" HREF="msg00323.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong>, Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk</a>, Mon 05 May 1997, 18:02 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00315" HREF="msg00315.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sat 03 May 1997, 12:15 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00322" HREF="msg00322.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong>, Miroslav Silovic <a href="mailto:silovic#srce,hr">silovic#srce,hr</a>, Sun 04 May 1997, 12:45 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00321" HREF="msg00321.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong>, Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Sun 04 May 1997, 11:28 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00320" HREF="msg00320.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong>, Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Sun 04 May 1997, 11:30 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00339" HREF="msg00339.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 09 May 1997, 11:11 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>