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ATTN: Computer Scientists . . .	by hadji	2008-03-19 21:30:59
Why do computers lock up? I mean, I know the basic reason . . . a poorly coded program starts hogging resources without releasing them (or in the case of malware, a well designed program). What I mean, though, is can't there be a way for an OS to not only monitor how much processor and RAM applications are using, but to cap that usage? Couldn't there be a user-definable option that says "Do not allow any single application to use x percentage of the CPU capacity or y percentage of the RAM capacity"? Or are there any third-party utilities that do this?
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??	by ka2	2008-03-19 21:48:55
As long as you're not thrashing.	by Phoon	2008-03-19 22:58:02
Dunno about windows but IIRC doable in *nix (n/t)	by intrinsic	2008-03-19 21:55:09
I'd like to know that as well.	by Snate	2008-03-19 21:56:13
on a laptop you can usually adjust the CPU	by shminux	2008-03-19 23:07:22
stabs hadji with a philosopher's fork (n/t)	by Phoon	2008-03-19 22:05:25
Philosophers don't. . .	by taitano	2008-03-19 22:07:35
Oh fork()... (n/t)	by Phoon	2008-03-19 22:32:24
sigh . . . Okay, fine!	by taitano	2008-03-19 22:43:13
Mac OS X	by techrealm	2008-03-19 23:07:44
There are a couple of reasons:	by RetiQlum2	2008-03-19 23:23:47
As phoon pointed out, plain capping isn't enough	by afterburner	2008-03-19 23:56:16

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