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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 invisibl…
The Locus Distributed System Architecture
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250 pages
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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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262517195 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262517191 |
| Author: | Gerald Popek |
| Publisher: | Mit Press |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 250 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2003 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 178mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Computer Systems |
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Gerald Popek
Gerald Popek is Professor of Computer Science at UCLA and President of Locus Computing Corporation in Santa Monica.
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