Aucbvax.2748 fa.unix-wizards utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!unix-wizards Wed Aug 19 02:55:39 1981 locking >From Lauren@UCLA-SECURITY Wed Aug 19 02:50:00 1981 UCLA implemented (under V6) a true semaphore system quite a few years ago. We don't have it running now, but something similar would seem like the most flexible answer to the overall problem. --Lauren-- ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.