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Final text for beta2 release.  Hopefully no pre-1.4 information is left.
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Tip revision: 6d9cc808a22f58e8702fe23dd27a2d878e416db7 authored by Guido van Rossum on 01 August 1996, 17:31:22 UTC
Final text for beta2 release. Hopefully no pre-1.4 information is left.
Tip revision: 6d9cc80
libsomeos.tex 
\chapter{Optional Operating System Services}

The modules described in this chapter provide interfaces to operating
system features that are available on selected operating systems only.
The interfaces are generally modelled after the \UNIX{} or C
interfaces but they are available on some other systems as well
(e.g. Windows or NT).  Here's an overview:

\begin{description}

\item[signal]
--- Set handlers for asynchronous events.

\item[socket]
--- Low-level networking interface.

\item[select]
--- Wait for I/O completion on multiple streams.

\item[thread]
--- Create multiple threads of control within one namespace.

\end{description}
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