Method and means for controlling the concurrent execution of a plurality of programs on a computer system

Method and means for controlling the concurrent execution of a plurality of programs on a computer system

A television style channel (program) changer switch is electrically coupled to the central processing unit of a computer system. A user defined lookup table assigns switch positions to programs available for execution in the system. Program controlled means initiates execution of each program and sw...

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Hauptverfasser: FISCHER, STEPHEN EARLE, CUNNINGHAM, WILLIAM BRIAN, CHALLENER, DAVID CARROLL, SWART, CALVIN BRUCE
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:A television style channel (program) changer switch is electrically coupled to the central processing unit of a computer system. A user defined lookup table assigns switch positions to programs available for execution in the system. Program controlled means initiates execution of each program and switches between programs in accordance with the positioning of the switch by a system user.