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From: froning@aps.rwth-aachen.de (Dieter Froning)
Subject: Re: Large link transfers
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Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 09:20:05
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In article <311m24$jhv@news4all.hacktic.nl> ifunltd@xs4all.hacktic.nl (ifunltd) writes:
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>From: ifunltd@xs4all.hacktic.nl (ifunltd)
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>Subject: Re: Large link transfers
>Date: 26 Jul 1994 00:40:17 GMT
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>No, you cannot expect the compiler to accept this: reading one testvar at a
>time is different from sending three consecutive testvars (no, not 
>physically, but conceptually there is a BIG difference !). I am not sure
>whether you can use this 'trick' when switching off usage checking.

This "trick" is no inventory of mine. The Parsytec OCCAM-Toolset MTOOLS
allowed such constructions without any problems by using a CHAN OF ANY 
(but I agree that there were no soft channels).

  - Dieter -


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