--- a/Process.st	Wed Aug 26 15:41:26 1998 +0200
+++ b/Process.st	Wed Aug 26 17:46:46 1998 +0200
@@ -104,6 +104,51 @@
           (where an exitSemaphore is signalled).
           See waitUntilSuspended / waitUntilTerminated.
 
+
+    Process states:
+        #dead           process has (been) terminated;
+                        the process instance has no underlting
+                        thread.
+
+        #run            the process is willing to run,
+                        but not active (i.e. another higher prio
+                        process is currently executing)
+
+        #active         the process is the current process
+                        (there is only one)
+
+        #ioWait         waiting on some io-related semaphore
+                        (typically in #readWait / #writeWait)
+
+        #eventWait      waiting on some GUI event
+
+        #timeWait       waiting on a timer-related semaphore
+
+        #wait           waiting on some (other) semaphore
+
+        #suspended      stopped from execution; however, an interrupt
+                        will return it into the run state.
+
+        #stopped        stopped from execution; an interrupt will
+                        NOT return it into the run state (for debugging)
+
+        #debug          debugger sitting on top of the processes
+                        stack.
+
+    Win32 only:
+
+        #osWait         waiting on an OS-API call to finish.
+                        can be interrupted, terminated and aborted
+                        (i.e. the usual context actions are is possible).
+
+        #hardStopped    thread was cought while in a blocking API call
+                        or primitive endless loop and has been stopped by
+                        the scheduler.
+                        Can only be resumed or hard-terminated - abort
+                        or soft terminate or unwind actions are not possible.
+                        (due to win32 limitations)
+
+
     [Instance variables:]
 
         id                     <SmallInteger>   a unique process-id
@@ -1547,6 +1592,6 @@
 !Process class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Process.st,v 1.94 1998-08-26 13:41:26 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Process.st,v 1.95 1998-08-26 15:46:46 cg Exp $'
 ! !
 Process initialize!