Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters

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albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl writes:
> The only essential difference between COT and PRE is that you must
> do PAUSE in COT. The other differences can be anything.

COT and PRE = cooperative and preemptive, idk if those are standard
abbreviations but ok.  One advantage of COT is that you don't have to
worry about critical sectons.  I think COT tends to get displaced by PRE
as systems get more complicated though.  COT is too easy to wedge if
some task blocks indefinitely.

> I don't think it makes sense to talk about COT in general, because
> the most important use case has disappeared, and there are no
> canonical examples any more.

What was the most important use case?

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multitasking vs multiple interpreters Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2025-07-28 11:36 -0700
  Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2025-07-28 23:09 +0200
    Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2025-07-28 20:32 -0700
      Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters minforth <minforth@gmx.net> - 2025-07-29 06:03 +0200
      Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters Ivan Shmakov <ivan@siamics.netREMOVE.invalid> - 2025-08-09 14:37 +0000
  Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2025-07-29 07:49 +0000
    Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2025-07-29 11:06 +0200
    Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2025-07-29 15:06 -0700
    Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters Buzz McCool <buzz_mccool@yahoo.com> - 2025-08-11 10:12 -0700
      Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2025-08-11 17:49 +0000
        Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2025-08-12 13:14 +0200
          Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2025-08-12 09:45 -0700
            Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2025-08-13 11:23 +0200
              Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2025-08-13 09:12 -0700
          Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters minforth <minforth@gmx.net> - 2025-08-13 13:55 +0200
          Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters Stephen Pelc <stephen@vfxforth.com> - 2025-08-14 09:43 +0000

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