[ih] Resource sharing (was: Re: First file transfer on ARPANET)

[Dave Crocker]

On 12/23/2012 6:11 AM, John Klensin wrote:
>  IMO, the shared-resource
> activities that John Day and I are describing were somewhat different,
> involving having the local software resolve user interface issues,
> determine what resources were out there that could best meet the
> requirements of the particular user and application, and then seeking
> those resources out, using them, and making them look local.
...
>  All of that, as John points
> out, pretty much requires an application-oriented operating system

National Software Works?

Remote Procedure Call?


> As far as I know, very little has happened with that area of work
> since our efforts,

SafeTCL?


> But I think we do ourselves and the community a disservice by
> confusing those resource-sharing ideas with remote login, remote
> access,

+1


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  Dave Crocker
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