The Roscoe distributed operating system

ABSTRACT

Roscoe is an operating system implemented at the University of Wisconsin that allows a network of microcomputers to cooperate to provide a general-purpose computing facility. After presenting an overview of the structure of Roscoe, this paper reports on experience with Roscoe and presents several problems currently being investigated by the Roscoe project.

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INDEX TERMS

Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.5 COMPUTER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
      C.5.3 Microcomputers

  D. Software
  D.4 OPERATING SYSTEMS
      D.4.7 Organization and Design
          Subjects: Distributed systems

General Terms:
Design, Performance