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From: hbaker@netcom.com (Henry G. Baker)
Subject: Re: Multithreading
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Date: Tue, 15 Nov 1994 20:19:29 GMT
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In article <3ab0gt$ibl@sand.cis.ufl.edu> kem@prl.ufl.edu (Kelly Murray) writes:
>In article <LGM.94Nov13173410@polaris.ih.att.com>, lgm@polaris.ih.att.com (Lawrence G. Mayka) writes:
>|> In article <patrick_d_logan.187.000CEA4B@ccm.jf.intel.com> patrick_d_logan@ccm.jf.intel.com (Patrick D. Logan) writes:
>|> 
>|>    >In article <CyyHLD.BIo@world.std.com> edwards@world.std.com (Jonathan 
>|>    Edwards) writes:
>|>    >>Is there a Lisp or Smalltalk that does REAL multithreading? 
>
>At least /somebody/ remembers Top Level Common Lisp.  Yes, I built a "real"
>multiprocessor/parallel Common Lisp system that actually runs multiple threads
>of control over real multiple processors sharing the same address space.
[excellent points deleted]

Kelly:

I do hope that you will write this retrospective down in a paper and
publish it, at least in Lisp Pointers.  This kind of (expensive)
experience is quite valuable.

>I still believe some kind of graphical display/language is needed.

Agreed.

      Henry Baker
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