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Subject: Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters
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albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl writes:
> The other situation is that you take advantage of multiple cores
> to speed up the calculation. There you use the fork system call.

The idea here is to multitask on an MCU with around 2kB of memory, so no
OS.  Just a few tasks to monitor a pushbutton, control a LED, and some
similar things.