A brief history of threads and threading (eclecticlight.co)

When I saw the subject line I thought maybe we'd get an interesting article about OS/360 or something, but then found an article about Macs; interesting but not expected.

I was hoping for something more like https://baer.tools/en/blog/a-brief-history-of-the-thread-fro...

was just glad this wasn't about twitter :)

There was a green threads library that came out off Apache Web server redesign exploration. Few days ago I was trying to recall the name and find the repo but couldn't.

Does anyone remember?

> Its first Macs with dual processors came in PowerPC 7400 (G4) chips in Power Mac G4 desktop systems

AFAIK the first multiprocessor Power Mac was the 9500/180MP, with two 604e.

Quick note that this article is not a general history of threading. It's only about Apple operating systems, which are about the most backward thing you could pick to look at threading. NT or VMS or even Solaris would make a better choice.

I though it was about machining threads on screws. If you did too and found it exciting, you'll find this book exciting too:

Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Exactly-Precision-Engineers-Created...

It's worth pointing out the Commodore Amiga had proper pre-emptive multitasking on a single M68000 all the way back in July '85