diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index bc6cf6ba2f..c7314febf1 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2000-11-27 18:55 UTC+0100 Ryszard Glab <rglab@imid.med.pl>
+    *source/rtl/idle.c
+    *source/rtl/inkey.c
+        * Added support for CPU releasing in U*ix
+
+
 2000-11-27 17:14 GMT+1 Maurilio Longo <maurilio.longo@libero.it>
    * source/rtl/tbrowse.prg
       * changed ::RelativePos into ::LastRetrieved (seems more descriptive to me)
diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/idle.c b/harbour/source/rtl/idle.c
index 5d8cab3b43..1052040cf6 100644
--- a/harbour/source/rtl/idle.c
+++ b/harbour/source/rtl/idle.c
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 #include "hbapiitm.h"
 #include "hbvm.h"
 #include "error.ch"
+#if defined(HB_OS_UNIX)
+  #include <time.h>
+#endif
 
 /* list of background tasks */
 static HB_ITEM_PTR s_pIdleTasks = NULL;
@@ -116,6 +119,11 @@ static void hb_releaseCPU( void )
    }
 
 #elif defined(HB_OS_UNIX)
+  {
+     static struct timespec nanosecs = { 0, 1000 };
+     /* NOTE: it will sleep at least 10 miliseconds (forced by kernel) */     
+     nanosleep( &nanosecs, NULL );
+  }
 #else
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/inkey.c b/harbour/source/rtl/inkey.c
index 3ab7d0c976..421dac90ed 100644
--- a/harbour/source/rtl/inkey.c
+++ b/harbour/source/rtl/inkey.c
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 #include "inkey.ch"
 
 #include <time.h>
+#if defined( HB_OS_UNIX )
+  #include <sys/times.h>
+#endif
 
 static int *  s_inkeyBuffer = 0; /* Harbour keyboard buffer (empty if head == tail)     */
 static int    s_inkeyHead;       /* Harbour keyboard buffer head pointer (next insert)  */
@@ -104,9 +107,20 @@ int hb_inkey( BOOL bWait, double dSeconds, HB_inkey_enum event_mask )
       }
       else
       {
+#if defined( HB_OS_UNIX )
+         /* NOTE: clock() returns a time used by a program - if it is suspended
+          * then this time will be zero
+         */
+         clock_t end_clock;
+         struct tms tm;
+         
+         end_clock = times( &tm ) + ( clock_t ) ( dSeconds * 100 );
+         while( hb_inkeyNext() == 0 && (times( &tm ) < end_clock) )
+#else
          clock_t end_clock = clock() + ( clock_t ) ( dSeconds * CLOCKS_PER_SEC );
-
+         
          while( hb_inkeyNext() == 0 && clock() < end_clock )
+#endif         
          {
             hb_idleState();
          }