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Subject: Re: P and V origins
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Date: Fri, 20-Apr-84 15:45:02 EST
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There is an earlier reference, which I think is the original paper on
the P and V operations.  (I'm not absolutely certain this was the first
one, but it is pretty early)

    E. W. Dijkstra, "Co-operating Sequential Processes", in
    "Programming Languages", F. Genuys, ed., pp. 43-112, 1968.


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