November 1990
Volume 8 Number 11
OPERATING SYSTEMS
OS/2 Interprocess Communication Features
By Bob Withers
Here's an overview of OS/2's rich
set of IPC primitives.
UNIX Interprocess Communications
By William J. Freda
This article explains when and how
to use each type of IPC.
A Non-Preemptive Multitasking Executive in C + +
By Michel de Champlain
With this executive, you can build
multitasking C+ + applications.
Interproccess Communication: A VAX/VMS Example
By Michael J. Gilson
VAX uses mailboxes (virtual I/O
devices) as the fundamental IPC facility.
OTHER FEATURES
A Flexible Dynamic Array Allocator
By Dick Hogaboom
Use this technique to build huge
dynamic arrays.
COLUMNS
Standard C
P. J. Plauger
Doctor C's Pointers
Rex Jaeschke
Applying C ++ (Article unavailable in electronic form)
Tsvi Bar-David
Questions & Answers
Ken Pugh
Implementor's Notebook (Article unavailable in electronic form)
Don Libes
USER REPORTS
MSI's CodeRunneR
Comments By Victor R. Volkman
BOOK REVIEWS
The C Toolbox
Reviewed By Derrel R. Blain
UNIX Programming: Methods and Tools
Reviewed By Chris Flatters