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From: Tom Moran <tmoran@bix.com>
Subject: Re: idiom for task termination?
Date: 1997/02/07
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> the task must wait on Quit periodically, using an accept
> statement.  So why not get rid of Quit, and use a terminate alt in this
> case?
  Actually it does not wait on Quit, but does a Select, with an 'accept
Quit' alternative and an 'else' alternative - so it can't have an
terminate alternative.