[ih] Distributed file systems [was: As Flag Day approaches at CMU]

[Lars Brinkhoff]

Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> I've never looked into the early history of distributed file
> systems. Was that work at MIT ever published? Was it pioneering or did
> someone else do it first?

It was not published.  I have asked around, and November 1972 seems very
early for this kind of thing.  It's usually difficult to say who was
first, since the definition for what is a "distributed file system" can
be a bit vague.