From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ce6f6f23c4e880ad X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-23 21:14:10 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!proxad.net!fr.clara.net!heighliner.fr.clara.net!skynet.be!skynet.be!prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr14.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!3bae8248!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Multitasking theory question References: X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: <10xR8.245$Gc5.62814264@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.112.203.253 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr14.news.prodigy.com 1024892029 ST000 67.112.203.253 (Mon, 24 Jun 2002 00:13:49 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 00:13:49 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: TSU[@I_A\S@[SPTX\JKXOFXBWR\HPCTL@XT^OBPLAH[\RYIBK^RAQFW[ML\THRCKV^GGZKJMGV^^_JSCFFUA_QXFGVSCYRPILH]TRVKC^LSN@DX_HCAFX__@J\DAJBVMY\ZWZCZLPA^MVH_P@\\EOMW\YSXHG__IJQY_@M[A[[AXQ_XDSTAR]\PG]NVAQUVM Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 04:13:49 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:26633 Date: 2002-06-24T04:13:49+00:00 List-Id: > What does it have to do with DOS or any OS for that matter? > Surely, a run-time system can implement whatever scheduling IIRC there was an outfit in Iceland (Artek?) that was working on Ada 83 on DOS with preemptive scheduling. Did they ever get anywhere?