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From: ark@research.att.com (Andrew Koenig)
Subject: Re: Reference Counting (was Re: Searching Method for Incremental Garbage Collection)
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Organization: Software Engineering Research Department
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Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 19:49:28 GMT
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In article <hbakerD026Cv.Gnv@netcom.com> hbaker@netcom.com (Henry G. Baker) writes:

> >Why are the pauses not noticable?

> Because you don't print a message "garbage collecting, please wait...".

I have a pocket calculator that pauses from time to time
for garbage collection.  The pauses are noticeable enough
that the user's manual mentions them, even though the
calculator itself doesn't.
-- 
				--Andrew Koenig
				  ark@research.att.com
