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,d5977aa20216d24a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-04 12:22:02 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newshub2.rdc1.sfba.home.com!news.home.com!news1.frmt1.sfba.home.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada Tasks vs Linux processes References: <3ACB5783.474B0834@lmtas.lmco.com> X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: <_rKy6.1307$4L4.273592@news1.frmt1.sfba.home.com> Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 19:18:18 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.20.190.201 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news1.frmt1.sfba.home.com 986411898 24.20.190.201 (Wed, 04 Apr 2001 12:18:18 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 12:18:18 PDT Organization: Excite@Home - The Leader in Broadband http://home.com/faster Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:6476 Date: 2001-04-04T19:18:18+00:00 List-Id: >A more fundamental issue would be why would hardware be designed that... You will have to ask the hardware guys. I presume the answer has to do with cheapness.