marcus low vlzhxyinternetnowaspnet tim httpwwwpatentstormuspatents6223207descriptionhtml advantage scalability performance using iocpasynch writing servers vs berkeley style select windows known thing windows programmers icop built right windows system drivers purpose giving advantage nothing 3x mechanism introduce windows nt line operating systems leading 2k xp vista doesnt comes personal preference choice unfortunately choice ignorant programmers inherent performance advantage tim roberts would suggest close thread chose reply thread information planetmegatron would courtesy reply marcus original message tim roberts pythonwin32 list sent friday april 04 2008 1244 subject pythonwin32 shameless com question marcus low wrote hi waldemar thanks bought twisted book journey begin com optimal windows asynch api winsock2 beats berkeley socket select anyday windows superstitious nonsense asynchronous winsock api invented windows 3x support preemptive multitasking inherent performance advantage windows threads many people argue synchronous api better choice end comes personal preference tim roberts eqemprobocom providenza boekelheide inc _______________________________________________ pythonwin32 mailing list kpitckaew45pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythonwin32 _______________________________________________ pythonwin32 mailing list kpitckaew45pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythonwin32 thu 07 aug 2008 150746 0800 pythonwin32 shameless com question