The LOCUS distributed system architecture / edited by Gerald Popek and Bruce J. Walker.
1985
QA76.76.O63 L63 1985eb
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Title
The LOCUS distributed system architecture / edited by Gerald Popek and Bruce J. Walker.
ISBN
0262288419 (electronic bk.)
9780262288415 (electronic bk.)
0262161028
9780262161022
9780262288415 (electronic bk.)
0262161028
9780262161022
Publication Details
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1985.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 148 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
QA76.76.O63 L63 1985eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
005.4/3
Summary
"Computer systems consisting of many machines will be the norm within a few years. However, making a collection of machines appear as a single, coherent system - in which the location of files, servers, programs, or users is invisible to users who do not wish to know - is a very difficult problem. LOCUS, a distributed version of the popular operating system Unix, provides an excellent solution. It makes a collection of computers, whether they are workstations or mainframes, as easy to use as a single computer by providing a set of supports for the underlying network that is virtually invisible to users and - applications programs. This "network transparency" dramatically reduces the cost of developing and maintaining software, and considerably improves the user model of the system. It also permits a variety of system configurations, including diskless workstations, full duplex I/O to large mainframes, transparently shared peripherals, and incremental growth from one workstation to a large network including mainframes with no effect on applications software required to take advantage of the altered configurations.In addition to transparent, distributed operation, LOCUS features also include high performance and reliability; full Unix compatibility, support for heterogeneous machines and systems, automatic management of replicated file storage; and architectural extensions to support extensive interprocess communication and internetworking."
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