A number of concepts are put forward to define an environment which enables the user to plan the execution of application processes interactively. Two categories of facilities are recognized: those that identify the system, i.e. convey the important aspects of the processes dwelling within; and those that enable the user to exercise control over the manner of their execution. Scheduling multiprocesses to execute at different rates on a multiprocessor system forms the major theme of the paper.
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