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          Appeal No. 96-1229                                                          
          Application 08/104,819                                                      

               5.  A data processing system comprising:                               
               (a)  a first data processing node, including first memory              
                         means for holding a first queue of messages,                 
               (b)  a second data processing node, including second                   
          memory         means for holding a second queue of messages,                
                         and                                                          
               (c)  an inter-node network interconnecting said first                  
          data           processing node to said second data processing               
                         node,                                                        
               (d)  said first data processing node further comprising:               
                    (i)  first message send means for writing messages,               
                         destined for said second data processing node,               
                         into said first queue of messages, and                       
                    (ii) first message receive means for performing                   
          remote              reads of said second memory means, by way               
                              of said inter-node network, to read                     
                              messages from said second queue of                      
                              messages,                                               
               (e) and said second data processing node further                       
          comprising:                                                                 
                    (i)  second message send means for writing messages,              
                         destined for said first data processing node,                
                         into said second queue of messages, and                      
                    (ii) second message receive means for performing                  
          remote              reads of said first memory means, by way of             
                              said inter-node network, to read messages               
                              from said first queue of messages.                      
               6.  A data processing system comprising:                               
               (a)  a first data processing node, including first memory              
                    means for holding a first queue of messages,                      

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