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From: John Slavich <jslavich@info.polymtl.ca>
Subject: Re: Interrupt "Get"
Date: 1998/05/21
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Robert Dewar wrote:
> 
> John said
> 
> <<Task_2 has to wait until the user enters a number.  In essence
> everything is frozen until the number is entered.  Is there a way that I
> can still wait for the user's answer and allow task_2 to go ahead?
...
> You need to tell people exactly what system you are using, what machine,
> what operating system etc.

	I did it again.  I'm using GNAT 3.1 for Win 95 on a pentium 233.  As I
first mentionned (which Dale confirmed), because of Task_1, everything
is frozen for the user's input.  I'm trying do find out if I can give a
time limit for the user to enter a value.

John