RS> If it is so easy...there is no excuse for NOT 
 RS> including a multi-threaded cout and cin for those of 
 RS> use who are new to C++.


What IBM actually deliver is USL iostreams v2.x with only minor hacks to
support binary handles, no other embellishments or changes.

It is fairly clear that IBM have no major plans to support or encourage
development of text mode apps. 'cout' and 'cin' are of course text mode
only. Their emphasis is clearly GUI, so I would imagine that what you ask
may be well the bottom on their
priorities list, if indeed it is there at all.

That's just reading between the lines, of course - I may well be completely
wrong. All I'm suggesting is not to hold your breath waiting. What i did
point out, however, is that if you really need it, you don't have to
rewrite the library to do it, only derive classes which include the
necessary functionality. You're free to complain if you like, but that
doesn't often help get the job done any quicker.

  regards,
  david

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