ResearchIndex

publisher:

ACM SIGOPS

pages:

33--48

volume:

1

number:

1

month:

jan

abstract:

Studying the design and implementation of a number of computer has led to some general hints for system design. They are described here and illustrated by many examples, ranging from hardware such as the Alto and the Dorado to application programs such as Bravo and Star. 1. Introduction Designing a computer system is very different from designing an algorithm: The external interface (that is, the requirement) is less precisely defined, more complex, and more subject to change. The system has much more internal structure

organization:

ACM

booktitle:

SOSP

url:

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/blampson/33-hints/acrobat.pdf

type:

misc

note:

Xerox PARC

journal:

IEEE Software

year:

1984

annote:

Butler W. Lampson (Computer Science Laboratory; Xerox Palo Alto Research Center; Palo Alto , CA 94304);