acy@calvin.icd.abnet.COM (Adnan Yaqub) (07/27/88)
In article <1118@astroatc.UUCP> johnw@astroatc.UUCP (John F. Wardale) writes: Since this is about articale #5 for this group, could someone post a description/summary/etc. of "V" When I saw the newsgroup activation message, I thought it might by System-V, but "V6.0 and V7.0" seem to prove that wrong! Thanks in Advance John Wardale (This description is taken from the V Data Sheet.) The V-system (pronounced `vee') is a distributed operating system for a collection of diskless workstations connected by Ethernet. It was developed mainly by David Cheriton and Keith Lantz at Stanford. For US $10,000 (commercial) or US $200 (academic) one can purchase a license for the source code for V version 6.0 from Standford. This includes: o V kernel - a real-time multi-process based kernel that provides process, device, and memory management plus transparent local and network interprocess communication by messages. o V server - a server program that runs on Berkeley UNIX providing file access and remote program execution to workstations running the V kernel. o C run-time library - run time support for writing C programs to execute under the V kernel, including transparent access to remote files using the UNIX `stdio' interface. o Exec - A UNIX shell-like command interpreter capable of loading and executing programs in separate contexts unsing network file access. o VGTS - A multi-window virtual graphics terminal front-end, providing a high-level graphics and text interface to concurrently executing programs. o Miscellaneous - A collection of server processes and commands, including IP/TCP Internet server, pipe server, name server, interactive debugger, screen editor, and font editor. The current hardware supported is Sun and VaxStation-II workstations. To use V you are required to have a Berkeley UNIX 4.2 source license. For more information you can contact: Office of Technology Licensing Software Distribution Center Stanford University 350 Cambridge Ave., Suite 250 Palo alto, CA 94306 (415) 723-0651 A good reference on V is: Cheriton, D. The V Distributed System. In `Communications of the ACM' 31, 3 (March 88), 314-333. -- +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Adnan Yaqub ...[pyramid|decvax|masscomp]!abvax!acy| |Allen-Bradley Company 747 Alpha Dr. Highland Hts. OH 44143 USA (216) 646-4409| +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+