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Message 20815 - Posted: 1 Sep 2004, 6:31:47 UTC
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Can someone please explain what that means, in plain english? Do not understand this choice of words :)
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Message 20837 - Posted: 1 Sep 2004, 7:20:01 UTC
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BOINC is switching between projects. Here is a link to the official explanation
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Message 20926 - Posted: 1 Sep 2004, 13:50:38 UTC - in response to Message 20837.  

> BOINC is switching between projects. Here is a link to the <a> href="http://boinc.berkeley.edu/cpu_sched.php">official explanation[/url]
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Aaaah LOL. Knew about time slicing, could not figure out the word preemting at that time. Thanks anyway :)

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