tikku@uunet.UU.NET (Sanjay Tikku) (04/21/89)
This may turn out to be a duplicate because the last time I posted this article it disappeared in the the netland. I am in urgent need of this info, so here it is again: What articles/research/papers/studies ...:-) etc. exists which compares different UNIX versions (System V and BSD) as to their suitability as a operating system for parallel processing? Also, what other information exists comparing MACH to versions of multi-processor UNIX??? We are trying to determine if its a good idea to take one of the available UNIX versions and change it to a multi-processor version to run on our symmetric multi-processor machines or to start off with MACH as a base. In addition we also have to support parallel processing. Any ideas would be welcome Thanx in advance sanjay ================================+============================================= Sanjay Tikku | Voice: 508-685-7200 ext. 123 Sr. Software Engineer | FAX: 508-685-4940 SAMSUNG Software America, Inc. | Internet: tikku@samsung.com Computing Systems Division | UUCP: tikku@ginosko.UUCP One Corporate Drive | CSNET: samsung.com!tikku@Tektronix.CSNET Andover, MA 01810 | BITNET: samsung.com!tikku@Psuvax1.BITNET ================================+=============================================
eugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene Miya) (04/21/89)
In article <5190@hubcap.clemson.edu> ginosko!tikku@uunet.UU.NET (Sanjay Tikku) writes: >What articles/research/papers/studies ...:-) etc. exists which compares >different UNIX versions (System V and BSD) as to their suitability as a >operating system for parallel processing? Also, what other information exists >comparing MACH to versions of multi-processor UNIX??? Not a scientific study: but it's an important comment, see Steve Job's interview about using Mach as on OS in the latest issue of CACM. In summary he says you have two choices: 1) use unix or 2) "roll your own." If you choose the latter, good luck. There is a ton of information on both. >We are trying to determine if its a good idea to take one of the available >UNIX versions and change it to a multi-processor version to run on our >symmetric multi-processor machines or to start off with MACH as a base. In >addition we also have to support parallel processing. Longish signature follows "Type 'n' now" Another gross generalization from --eugene miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@aurora.arc.nasa.gov resident cynic at the Rock of Ages Home for Retired Hackers: "You trust the `reply' command with all those different mailers out there?" "If my mail does not reach you, please accept my apology." {ncar,decwrl,hplabs,uunet}!ames!eugene Live free or die.