Interprocess communication and processor dispatching on the Intel 432

A unified facility for interprocess communication and processor dispatching on the Intel 432 is described. The facility is based on a queuing and binding mechanism called a port. The goals and motivations for ports, both abstract and implementation views of them, and their absolute and comparative performance are described.

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