>>>>> "JvV" == John van V <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: JvV> If this is the case, the code underlying the treading would utilize normal functions to poll the concurrent event streams and programmers could JvV> choose between the threads and functions depending on their levels of comfort. JvV> This is good for my hypothetical remote sensing devices because the byte code interpreter would be single threaded, presumably smaller, and JvV> a lot easier to test. Different threads. I believe the original was Threaded Interpreter Code, (think forth) i.e. using pointers (or direct machine calls) to other body of code made up of pointers or a real piece of code. You seem to be thinking of threaded execution. <chaim> -- Chaim Frenkel Nonlinear Knowledge, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1-718-236-0183