Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters

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Subject	Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreters
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From	albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl
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Organization	KPN B.V.
Date	2025-08-13 11:23 +0200

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In article <87pld01obw.fsf@nightsong.com>,
Paul Rubin  <no.email@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl writes:
<SNIP>
>
>> 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?

Have multiple users connected to one cpu, e.g. onve upon a time with
vt100's connected to a PDP11.

Groetjes Albert
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The Chinese government is satisfied with its military superiority over USA.
The next 5 year plan has as primary goal to advance life expectancy
over 80 years, like Western Europe.

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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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