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From: lamaster@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Hugh LaMaster)
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Subject: Re: first class functions
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Date: 12 Mar 91 01:40:38 GMT
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In article <PCG.91Mar9211601@aberdb.cs.aber.ac.uk> pcg@cs.aber.ac.uk (Piercarlo Antonio Grandi) writes:

>At times I suspect they are not, as for example also MDL and KeyKOS (in
>a sense the USA alter ego of Flex; written in PL/1, running on 370s :->)
>are sunk almost without trace.

If you like KeyKOS, I have good news for you, because the company is still
alive and kicking, and busy improving their product.  I have no personal 
interest in this company, but know someone who works there.  (It is a small
company, so they don't get a lot of visibility.)  They are located 
somewhere in the Sunnyvale/Santa Clara area - consult your local phone book.

For those who are curious, KeyKOS is a capability based O/S, which does 
everything it needs to do fast enough in software - no special hardware
required.


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