Peter Fitzsimmons wrote in a message to Mike Bilow:

 PF> I was confused about what you were up to,  but I think JdeBP
 PF> cleared it up for me -- you're not using "wait for
 PF> something" mode,  which eliminates step 3 (and therefore 4).

 PF> Step #2 can be replaced by a WinPostMsg(),  if a PM program.

 PF> Step #2 can be hidden inside of a circular queue, too.

I think there was a constraint on the original program that it could not be
in "wait for something" mode.  I may have lost track of the whole
thing by now. If he is programming to an interface that has such a mode,
such as the serial port, then this is true.
 
-- Mike


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