basic i/o question

From: Donald Davidson (stys_at_planet.nl)
Date: 03/31/04 

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:08:55 +0200

Is it possible to display a timer counting down while at the same time
waiting for user input?

With things like cin the whole program more or less comes to a halt.

Or is this already an os/platform related question?

Thanks, Donald.

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