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On 16 Feb 2005 17:08:30 -0500, Robert A Duff wrote:
> [...] but you can't mix delay alternatives with
>terminate alternatives.
...
>You also can't mix entry calls with terminate alternatives, so if the
>task wants to talk to a protected object, you're stuck.
...

Are all those restrictions on select statements actually important to the
 language implementors ?.

The current design of select statement seems to be identical to the
 c. 1982 design. Perhaps a redesign could occur.


--  C Carey