April 1990
Volume 8 Number 4
REAL-TIME SYSTEMS
Discrete Event Simulation In C For Real-Time Systems (Article unavailable in electronic form)
By Steve Halladay and Steve
Johnson
This case study shows how
simulation can contribute to a better real-time design.
External Tools For Debugging C
By Bob Whitten
Sometimes trace statements and
debuggers aren't enough.
Forked Interrupt Systems
By Marc L. Allen
Minimize interrupt-disable time by
queuing requests.
FEATURES
Building A Better Boolean With C++
By Ron Burk
A useful class -- and a thorough
explanation of how and why it was created.
A Practical C File I/O Tutorial: A Mini-Database Program
By Leor Zolman
Leor develops the fundamental
record operations.
Using Files As Semaphores
By Lyle Frost
How to coordinate concurrent
tasks.
Fast Memory Allocation Scheme
By Steve Weller
This scheme reduces allocation
overhead in many applications.
A Survey Of CUG C Compilers
By Victor Volkman
COLUMNS
Standard C
P.J. Plauger
Doctor C's Pointers
Rex Jaeschke
Questions & Answers
Ken Pugh
How To Do It... In C
Robert Ward
On The Networks
Sydney Weinstein
USER REPORTS
Code Base 4
Comments By Darren Forcier
BOOK REPORTS
Advanced C: Tips And Techniques
Reviewed By Randy Hohl