note BrowserUk <blockquote><i>Also, threads don't make things faster ... they subdivide the computer's time; they don't multiply it. </i></blockquote> <p>Speaking anonymously does not make your "wisdom" any less wrong. <p>Threads allow you to use multiple processors concurrently. Thus, under the right circumstances, they multiply the amount of processing that can be done by a single process within a given unit of time. <p>Ie. For the right type of processing, the use of threads can "make things faster". <p>Bottom line: you're talking bollocks. <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'</div> <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. <p align=right> [http://thebottomline.cpaaustralia.com.au/|RIP Neil Armstrong]</p></div> </font> </div></div> 1005623 1005667