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Concurrent programming on microcomputers

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The design and implementation of a well-defined set of extensions to the UCSD Pascal System which support concurrent programming is described. The extensions provide for dynamic process creation and interprocess communication using messages. The extensions are designed to be consistent with the UCSD Pascal System philosophy of providing a compact, portable environment for microcomputer software development. The concurrent programming capability extends the range of applications of the UCSD Pascal System to distributed systems, real-time process control, and simulation of discrete processes.

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{Ap79} Appelbe, V. F., and Volper, D., "A Portable Software Environment for Microcomputers", Computer Science and Statistics: 12th Annual Symposium on the interface, University of Waterloo, 1979 May.
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{Bo78} Bowles, K. B., "A (Nearly) Machine Independent Software System for Micro and Mini Computers", BYTE, 1978 May.
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{Br77} Brinch Hansen, Per, The Architecture of Concurrent Programs, Prentice-Hall, 1977.
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{Ho78} Holt, R. C., Graham, G. S., Lazowska, E. D., and Scott, M. A., Structured Concurrent Programming with Operating Systems Applications, Addison-wesley, 1978.
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{In78} UCSD (Mini-Micro Computer) Pascal Version 1.5, Institute for Information Systems, University of California, San Diego, 1978 September.
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{Ov77} Overgaard, M., "Portable Software Environments for Small Computers", thesis proposal, EECS Department, University of California, San Diego, 1977.

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cover image ACM SIGSMALL Newsletter
ACM SIGSMALL Newsletter  Volume 5, Issue 2
April 1979
84 pages
ISSN:0272-720X
DOI:10.1145/1113572
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    SIGSMALL/PC: Proceedings of the Second symposium on Small systems
    October 1979
    94 pages
    ISBN:0897910079
    DOI:10.1145/1113549
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Published: 01 April 1979
Published in SIGSMALL Volume 5, Issue 2

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