ParallelIO

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                   B G E T

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               Buffer allocator

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    Designed and implemented in April of 1972 by John Walker, based on the

    Case Algol OPRO$ algorithm implemented in 1966.

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    Reimplemented in 1975 by John Walker for the Interdata 70.

    Reimplemented in 1977 by John Walker for the Marinchip 9900.

    Reimplemented in 1982 by Duff Kurland for the Intel 8080.

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    Portable C version implemented in September of 1990 by an older, wiser

    instance of the original implementor.

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    Souped up and/or weighed down  slightly  shortly  thereafter  by  Greg

    Lutz.

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    AMIX  edition, including the new compaction call-back option, prepared

    by John Walker in July of 1992.

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    Bug in built-in test program fixed, ANSI compiler warnings eradicated,

    buffer pool validator  implemented,  and  guaranteed  repeatable  test

    added by John Walker in October of 1995.

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    This program is in the public domain.

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     1. This is the book of the generations of Adam.   In the day that God

    created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

     2. Male and female created he them;  and  blessed  them,  and  called

    their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

     3. And  Adam  lived  an hundred and thirty years,  and begat a son in

    his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth:

     4. And the days of  Adam  after  he  had  begotten  Seth  were  eight

    hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

     5. And  all  the  days  that Adam lived were nine  hundred and thirty

    years: and he died.

     6. And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

     7. And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven  years,

    and begat sons and daughters:

     8.  And  all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and

     he died.

     9. And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:

    10. And Enos lived after he begat  Cainan eight  hundred  and  fifteen

    years, and begat sons and daughters:

    11. And  all  the days of Enos were nine hundred  and five years:  and

    he died.

    12. And Cainan lived seventy years and begat Mahalaleel:

    13. And Cainan lived  after he  begat  Mahalaleel  eight  hundred  and

    forty years, and begat sons and daughters: