alt Hacker NewsThat does not seem like particularly notable example of foresight & robustness, given that it’s such a low number of maximum tasks, and such a fundamental & frequently used element of its operation.
Like it wouldn’t even be describable as a “rescue itself” if the response was simply “No. Too many jobs running. Please kill one to continue”
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delamon • today at 5:33 AM
It is infinitely harder to be first. Once it is known that viable path exists, the task becomes a lot easier
coffeefirst • today at 2:33 AM
You’re forgetting this had never been done before.
jonstewart • today at 2:52 AM
The Apollo Guidance Computer had 4KB of RAM and 16KB of ROM. Can you write a scheduler that would execute 8 programs related to landing on the moon in 4KB?
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At that time running that many concurrent tasks on such anemic hardware was a small miracle. This wasn't your average linux kernel.