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From: Rod Kay <rodakay5@gmail.com>
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Subject: Is a Boolean type inherently atomic ?
Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 22:17:48 +1000
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    Surely only the least significant bit of the least significant byte 
is relevant and so the value cannot be garbled by one task writing and 
another reading at the same time ?


Regards.