Vista Aiding Linux Desktop, Strategist Says (eWeek)

Vista Aiding Linux Desktop, Strategist Says (eWeek)

Posted Aug 11, 2007 0:44 UTC (Sat) by moxfyre (subscriber, #13847)
In reply to: Vista Aiding Linux Desktop, Strategist Says (eWeek) by zooko
Parent article: Vista Aiding Linux Desktop, Strategist Says (eWeek)

Anyway, Linux hackers really ought to investigate how Windows XP does that cool trick of making the Task Manager responsive even when the system is overloaded.

Linux has a similar feature, more robust and powerful than Task Manager... though without the pretty GUI.

It's called the "Magic SysRq" trick: http://www.linuxhowtos.org/Tips%20and%20Tricks/sysrq.htm

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