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Mesa Language Manual Version 5.0 April 1979 Mesa Language Manual by James G. Mitchell William Maybury Richard Sweet Version 5.0 April 1979 CSL-79-3 The Mesa language is one component of a programming system intended for developing and maintaining a wide range of systems and applications programs. Mesa supports the development of systems composed of separate modules with controlled sharing of information among them. The language includes facilities for user-defined data types, strong compile- time checking of both types and interfaces, procedure and coroutine control mechanisms, and control structures for dealing with concurrency and exceptional conditions. XEROX PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 3333 Coyote Hill Road I Palo Alto I California 94304