[Simh] SimH and multi-core host processors

[Alan Frisbie]

On 07/15/2015 01:01 PM, Mark Pizzolato - Info Comm wrote:

 > On Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 11:14 AM, lists at openmailbox.org wrote:
 >> On Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:21:20 -0700
 >> Mark Pizzolato - Info Comm <Mark at infocomm.com> wrote:
 >>
 >>> Simh v3.8-1 did not detect idle for OpenBSD operating systems.  The
 >>> latest github codebase does.  Throttling will probably not be
 >>> necessary anywhere.
 >>
 >> Oh that is great news. When will this hit release? Or does that concept not
 >> apply? I know it's been a while since the last "official" release.
 >
 > Given the fact that the current code state is visible to all in the github
 > repo, the need for formal releases is significantly lessened.  The current
 > code is in the "best" state almost all of the time.  Issues raised in the
 > github issue system (https://github.com/simh/simh/issues) or here on the
 > simh list often are fixed quickly and the best code is then available to all.

Boy, I'll say they get fixed quickly!   I reported a bug and it got fixed
within hours.   Does Mark ever sleep?  :-)

Alan Frisbie