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From: marsh@MITL.COM (Brian Marsh)
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: (Revised) Call for Papers - Workshop on Workstation Operating Systems
Date: 26 Jan 1993 21:08:32 GMT
Organization: Matsushita Information Technology Laboratory, Princeton, NJ
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			   CALL FOR PAPERS
      Fourth Workshop on Workstation Operating Systems (WWOS-IV)
			   Napa, California
			 October 14-15, 1993

		Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society
Technical Committee on Operating Systems and Application Environments

The Fourth Workshop on Workstation Operating Systems will bring
together researchers in operating systems for a range of
computing environments, including workstations, notebooks,
and palmtop computers.  The purpose of WWOS-IV is to examine
controversial issues in operating systems for these platforms.

In contrast to previous years, we request submissions of papers that
describe ongoing or completed research, as well as position papers
that propose new directions, advocate non-traditional approaches, or
generate controversy and discussion.

As well as traditional topics, this year's workshop will pay special
attention to issues relevant to the next generation of 
personal computing, including:

	- models and implementations for ubiquitous computing	
	- mostly connected/disconnected computing
	- protocols for low-bandwidth networking
	- scalable display and window management
	- real-time and multimedia
	- system requirements for virtual reality platforms
	- global, widely accessible, storage systems	
	- OS support for small-scale embedded systems

To assure a productive workshop, attendance will be limited to 60
participants active in the field.  Each potential participant should
submit 5 copies of a 1--5 page summary paper that makes clear its
contribution to the workshop.  Submissions should be mailed to the
program chair. For registration information, contact the general
chair.

IMPORTANT DATES
	Submission deadline: 		May 31, 1993
	Notification of acceptance: 	July 30, 1993

Program chair	Brian Bershad	
		Carnegie Mellon University
		School of Computer Science
	     	Carnegie Mellon University
               	5000 Forbes Avenue
               	Pittsburgh, PA,  15213-3891 USA
                (Brian.Bershad@CS.CMU.EDU)
General chair	Fred Douglis
		Matsushita Information Technology Laboratory
	       	182 Nassau Street, Third Floor
	       	Princeton, NJ,  08542-7072
             	609 497-4600, 609 497-4013 (fax)
               	(douglis@mitl.com)
-----------------------------------------------------------
Program committee
		John Carter	University of Utah
	       	David Cheriton	Stanford University
	       	Dave Cutler	Microsoft
	       	Frans Kaashoek	Massachusetts of Technology
	       	Brian Marsh	Matsushita Information Technology Laboratory
	       	Mike Schwartz	University of Colorado at Boulder
	       	Margo Seltzer	Harvard University
	       	Mark Weiser	Xerox PARC
-- 
Brian Marsh
Matsushita Information Technology Laboratory  | Email: marsh@mitl.com
182 Nassau Street			      | Phone: +1 609 497-4600
Princeton, NJ  08542 USA		      | Fax:   +1 609 497-4013
From: "Eric H. Herrin II" <eric@ms.uky.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: File system tech-report available via anon ftp
Date: 28 Jan 1993 19:31:12 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
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Ftp from: ftp.ms.uky.edu:/u/ftp/pub/tech-reports/UK/cs/225-93.ps.Z

Tech-report number: 225-93
Date:               January 1993
Title:              The Viva File System
Authors:            Eric H. Herrin II and Raphael A. Finkel
E-mail:		    eric@ms.uky.edu and raphael@ms.uky.edu
Abstract:
        This paper describes the Viva File System or VIFS, a technique for
        high-performance file allocation on disks.  VIFS uses bitmaps  to
        represent  both  free  blocks on the disk and allocated blocks in
        each file.  Allocation bitmaps provide  a  very  fast  method  of
        finding  blocks  close  to  the  last  allocated block in a file.
        Fragments (partial blocks) are used to store  the  overflow  from
        the  last  file  block;  the minimum size of a fragment is chosen
        when the file system is initialized.  Conventional file  systems,
        such  as  the  Berkeley  Fast File System (FFS), can store a file
        containing 96KB of data without using indirect blocks and  around
        16 MB of data for each indirect block.  With the same block size,
        VIFS can store up to about 10 MB of data without  using  indirect
        blocks  and  up to 500 MB of data per indirect block.  The design
        of VIFS allows some previously synchronous  operations  to  occur
        asynchronously,  resulting in significant speed improvements over
        FFS.  VIFS provides multiple  read-ahead  to  maintain  its  high
        speed when several processes are competing for disk accesses.  We
        provide experimental measurements taken from an implementation of
        Viva  in  a  BSD  4.3 kernel.  The measurements show that VIFS is
        significantly faster than FFS for nearly all file  system  opera-
        tions.


|  	Eric H. Herrin II - {rutgers,uunet}!ukma!eric, eric@ms.uky.edu	     |
|			  University of Kentucky			     |
From: craig@sics.se (Craig Partridge)
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: CfP: Distributed Systems for Telecommunications
Date: 21 Jan 1993 18:32:41 GMT
Organization: Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Kista
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                       Call For Papers

               NETWORK MAGAZINE SPECIAL ISSUE
                            on
          Distributed Systems for Telecommunications




Telecommunications networks, together with the end systems that use them, are
distributed systems that are moving to more open architectures just as
computing systems have.  Different entities, controlling resources and
offering services, negotiate and cooperate to achieve desired goals for
rapid service creation and deployment, performance and fairness.  This Special
Issue seeks articles describing the distributed computing environments
underlying these new architectures, tools and subsystems such as ANSA modules
and simulation packages, architectural initiatives such as INA and TINA,
descriptions of field experience, and architectural considerations for network
signalling, resources management, recovery, and administration generally.
Specific topics might include, beyond those already indicated,

- Telecommunication Management Network (TMN) concepts and progress toward
   integrating them with intelligent network concepts.
- New call models to support more sophisticated multimedia communications.
- Federation issues (providing a service across more than one administrative
   domain, at various levels).
- Service creation environments beyond telephony.
- Extended forms of directory systems.
- Comparisons of Internet and public network architectures, from both service
  and management perspectives.

Case study experiences including lab and field trials are also solicited.

     Submission deadline:          June 15, 1993       
     Acceptance notification:      September 15, 1993 
     Final papers due:             October 15, 1993  
     Publication  date:            January, 1994

Please submit four copies of the complete unpublished manuscript to
either one of the guest co-editors.  Papers should not exceed 20 double-
spaced pages and up to five figures.  Please include author's name,
contact address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address if available.

    S.B. Weinstein, Bellcore     Salah Aidarous                          
    Bellcore                     BNR
    445 South Street             3500 Carling Avenue
    Morristown, NJ 07962-1910    Ottawa, ONT K1Y 4H7
    USA                          Canada
    Tel 201-829-4086             Tel 613-765-4139
    Fax 201-829-5888             Fax 613-765-4873
    sbw@thumper.bellcore.com     aidarous@bnr.ca
From: tanil@a.cs.okstate.edu (THOMAS ANIL FRANCI)
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: Task Distribution
Date: 27 Jan 1993 20:35:31 GMT
Organization: Oklahoma State University, Computer Science, Stillwater
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Hi,

I am starting my thesis on Distributed Computing.  We have 6 Sparc
Stations connected on to the LAN, here.  What I would like to do is to
develop a task distribution protocol, so that an effective Load balance
could be maintained on the systems.

Could Someone direct me to some literature on this subject.

Information about commercially available software will also be greatly
appreciated.

Thank you.

ANIL F THOMAS
From: bgudimet@uahcs2.cs.uah.edu (Bhaskar Gudimetla)
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: Info on DATA Mining
Date: 27 Jan 1993 20:37:37 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Dept. - Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville
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Hello Netters!

I would like to know is there any publications/technical reports in the
topic "DATA MINING".  please email to me.

I would appriciate if you can send any ftp site address
related to the journals in this area.

Thanks
kr

chaganti@cspara.dnet.nasa.gov or chaganti@ebs330.eb.uah.edu
From: vss@mathcs.emory.edu (V.S.Sunderam)
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: Postdoc Opportunity - CS (Parallel/Distributed/Scientific Computing)
Date: 27 Jan 1993 20:36:31 GMT
Organization: Emory University, Dept of Math and CS
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Postdoctoral Research Associate:
================================
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at 
Emory University invites applications for a Postdoctoral 
Research Associate (subject to final approval) in the 
area of parallel and distributed computing. Emory 
University is engaged in several sponsored research 
projects in high-performance concurrent computing, 
including new generation systems and toolkits for 
heterogeneous concurrent supercomputing. The Research 
Associate will join the principal investigators of
these projects and participate in research activities in
these areas, with an emphasis on distributed algorithms, 
toolkits, programming models and paradigms, and systems 
issues.

Educational requirements include a PhD in Computer Science 
or closely related discipline, preferably with specialization 
in parallel and distributed high-performance computing. In 
addition, applicants should be well-versed in issues pertaining 
to experimental concurrent computing, via coursework, thesis 
projects, or prior experience.

Benefits include a competitive salary, travel opportunities,
access to state-of-the-art computational facilities, and 
collaborative research opportunities in an active research program. 

Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue 
until the position is filled.  An initial appointment for a one 
year term is anticipated with the possibility of reappointment.  
Inquiries and applications should be sent to

	Professor Dwight Duffus
	Postdoc Search
	Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
	Emory University 
	Atlanta  GA  30322

Initial inquiries can also be made via e-mail; write to

  	 postdoc@mathcs.emory.edu 

Applications should include a complete curriculum vitae and a 
list of three recommenders.

Emory University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
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Emory University    | {decvax,gatech}!emory!vss     | Fax  : (404) 727-5611
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From: esl_manager@Gimme.CC.UH.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: (NV)RAM applications
Date: 24 Jan 93 05:23:05 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
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Originator: osr@ftp

Hello Operating Systems researchers,

I am currently embarking on my M.S. thesis and I'm collecting papers on
the area of Non-volatile RAM (NVRAM) and its applications.  If any of
you have come across any papers past/present, related to Main-memory
DBMS (MMDBMS), File Systems, I/O, OS,  replication, security, etc., 
that you think may be helpful, please kindly send their references or
the paper(s) to me directly.

I will post the list up if there is enough responses. Thank you, in
advance, for your time.

--
Arthur K. S. Yeo
E-mail		: ESL_Manager@UH.Edu 	(Work)
		  akyeo@cs.uh.edu		(Research) 
		  AksYeo@UH.Edu		(Others)
U.S. Mail	: Attn: ESL Manager (Arthur Yeo)
		  Campus-wide Software Library Grant (CSLG)
		  University of Houston - University Park 
		  Houston, TX. 77204-1961
From: marsh@MITL.COM (Brian Marsh)
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: Call for papers
Date: 21 Jan 1993 18:31:04 GMT
Organization: Matsushita Information Technology Laboratory, Princeton, NJ
NNTP-Posting-Host: ftp.cse.ucsc.edu
Originator: osr@ftp


			   CALL FOR PAPERS
      Fourth Workshop on Workstation Operating Systems (WWOS-IV)
			   Napa, California
			 October 14-15, 1993

The Fourth Workshop on Workstation Operating Systems will bring
together researchers in operating systems for a range of
computing environments, including workstations, notebooks,
and palmtop computers.  The purpose of WWOS-IV is to examine
controversial issues in operating systems for these platforms.

In contrast to previous years, we request submissions of papers that
describe ongoing or completed research, as well as position papers
that propose new directions, advocate non-traditional approaches, or
generate controversy and discussion.

As well as traditional topics, this year's workshop will pay special
attention to issues relevant to the next generation of 
personal computing, including:

	- models and implementations for ubiquitous computing	
	- mostly connected/disconnected computing
	- protocols for low-bandwidth networking
	- scalable display and window management
	- real-time and multimedia
	- system requirements for virtual reality platforms
	- global, widely accessible, storage systems	
	- OS support for small-scale embedded systems

To assure a productive workshop, attendance will be limited to 60
participants active in the field.  Each potential participant should
submit 5 copies of a 1--5 page summary paper that makes clear its
contribution to the workshop.  Submissions should be mailed to the
program chair. For registration information, contact the general
chair.

IMPORTANT DATES
	Submission deadline: 		May 31, 1993
	Notification of acceptance: 	July 30, 1993

Program chair	Brian Bershad	
		Carnegie Mellon University
		School of Computer Science
	     	Carnegie Mellon University
               	5000 Forbes Avenue
               	Pittsburgh, PA,  15213-3891 USA
                (Brian.Bershad@CS.CMU.EDU)

General chair	Fred Douglis
		Matsushita Information Technology Laboratory
	       	182 Nassau Street, Third Floor
	       	Princeton, NJ,  08542-7072
             	609 497-460, 609 497-4013 (fax)
               	(douglis@mitl.com)
-----------------------------------------------------------
Program committee
		John Carter	University of Utah
	       	David Cheriton	Stanford University
	       	Dave Cutler	Microsoft
	       	Frans Kaashoek	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	       	Brian Marsh	Matsushita Information Technology Laboratory
	       	Mike Schwartz	University of Colorado at Boulder
	       	Margo Seltzer	Harvard
	       	Mark Weiser	Xerox PARC
-- 
Brian Marsh
Matsushita Information Technology Laboratory  | Email: marsh@mitl.com
182 Nassau Street			      | Phone: +1 609 497-4600
Princeton, NJ  08542 USA		      | Fax:   +1 609 497-4013


Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
From: devin@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Devin Joseph Rubia)
Subject: Re: reading 0s9 floppy on ms dos
Organization: CS Dept., Memorial University of Newfoundland
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 17:01:55 GMT

In article <1993Jan20.100555.3259@urz.unibas.ch> balmer@ifi.unibas.ch writes:
>In article <1jig2vINNek7@manuel.anu.edu.au>  writes:
>
>> Where can I get some software that enables me to read an OS9 5.25" floppy
>> on a PC running MS DOS?
>
>The "sexiest" way is to install a file manager which presents the MS-DOS disk  
>to the operating system just as any other OS-9 disk. In this case, you can  
>access the diskette with the standard OS-9 utility program. An early version  
>of such a filemanager is published in Peter Dibble's fine book "OS-9  
>Insights". An improved version is sold by Microware.
>
>Regards,
>Marc Balmer

*sigh* Don't you just hate it when people don't read the message they are
replying to?  What I think this person was looking for was a program to
read OS9 disks on a PC *NOT* PC disks under OS9.  This has to be the 
umpteenth time I have seen this answer to this question.

  My answer is, yes, there is a program to do this and, no, I can't
remember what it is. :[  I will have too look it up some time and see
if I can find it.  (maybe it should be put in the FAQ)  The only problem
is that it has been some years since I have seen the ad in question
in the rainbow.

*   My .sig is in bed sick with a virus. :[   devin@garfield.cs.mun.ca   *
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: reading 0s9 floppy on ms dos
From: balmer@ifi.unibas.ch (Marc Balmer)
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 10:44:43 GMT
Reply-To: balmer@ifi.unibas.ch
Organization: Institut fuer Informatik

In article <1993Jan21.170155.13932@cs.mun.ca>  writes:
> In article <1993Jan20.100555.3259@urz.unibas.ch> balmer@ifi.unibas.ch  
writes:
> >In article <1jig2vINNek7@manuel.anu.edu.au>  writes:
> >
> *sigh* Don't you just hate it when people don't read the message they are
> replying to?  What I think this person was looking for was a program to
> read OS9 disks on a PC *NOT* PC disks under OS9.  This has to be the 
> umpteenth time I have seen this answer to this question.

Oops, you're right. Sorry, I did not read the original message carefully  
enough... Anyway, I have once writte some code on an Atari ST computer (same  
disk format as MS-DOS) that reads OS-9 disks. The aim was to have a set of  
functions like: os9open, os9read, os9write etc. This project, however,  
remained in an experimental state. If someone is interested in this I will  
mail the sources, maybe it gets finished one day. The only OS depended part  
is to read one sector from disk.

- Marc
From: paulfitch@emtwo.UUCP (Paul M Fitch)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: MM1 340 upgrade
Keywords: MM1 upgrade.
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 93 11:09:00 EST
Distribution: na
Summary: I'd go for the upgrade. 
Organization: Pauls Center for the Study of MM/1s

 I think the upgrade is the best way to go for now. 
-- 
           / Applied OS9 BBS [1:363/18.6](407)327-6346 \   UUCP & FIDO
Paul Fitch | -->emtwo@DELPHI.com   OR                  |   on a $99.00
           \       ...!bilver!emtwo!paulfitch <--      /  Color Computer
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
From: peters@picker.com (Bill Peters)
Subject: Patch for Deskmate3 and high res joy stick
Organization: Picker International, Inc.
Distribution: north america
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 16:16:51 GMT

I am posting this for a friend. Is there a patch for Deskmate3 that runs
on the Coco 3 running OS9 level 2 ?  Currently we are running Multiview AND 
Deskmate at the same time in different windows. The problem is with the 
joysticks.. they fight each other... 

Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance..
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: PBM toolkit for OSK
From: balmer@ifi.unibas.ch (Marc Balmer)
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 10:39:56 GMT
Reply-To: balmer@ifi.unibas.ch
Organization: Institut fuer Informatik

In article <IfLlFjG00WB9Evfkgi@andrew.cmu.edu>  writes:
> Folks,
>   If anybody's interested, I just ported and older version of the Jef
> Poskanzer Portable BitMap toolkit to OSK. It's uploaded to cabrales, in
> the incoming directory. If somebody's interested in porting the newer
> PbmPlus, that would be great. I don't have the hard drive space at the
> moment to do it, but it looks like it wouldn't be that much more
> difficult, just a matter of playing with the makefile. 

You can always get the latest version of the PBMplus Package including a  
written manual from EFFO. A minimal handling fee is charged for the service.

- Marc
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
From: 9215247@info.umoncton.ca (LEBLANC ERIC)
Subject: Devlopment
Keywords: os9,C,
Organization: Universite de Moncton
Distribution: All
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 00:26:45 GMT


Hi,

   I'm looking for a devlopment package for a COCO III os9 system.
Does anybody have one for sale? or know where to find one?
From: os9peter@blade.stack.urc.tue.nl (Peter Tutelaers)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: FAX software
Date: 26 Jan 93 20:49:53 GMT
Organization: MCGV Stack, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]


 I was wandering if anyone had seen/heard of some software for OS9 which
would allow me to receive FAXes. I basically only want to receive the 'file'
I could view the FAX on a different machine if necessary.
 If not, would anyone happen to have any information which could help me in
tackling this 'problem' myself...

 Peter Tutelaers

P.S. Just to make sure no-one else is already working on it: Anyone working
     on a program to use the voice-capability of Zyxel modems??


Organization: Senior, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:23:59 -0500 
From: "Russell E. Hoffman, II" <rh2y+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: PBM toolkit for OSK

Folks,
  If anybody's interested, I just ported and older version of the Jef
Poskanzer Portable BitMap toolkit to OSK. It's uploaded to cabrales, in
the incoming directory. If somebody's interested in porting the newer
PbmPlus, that would be great. I don't have the hard drive space at the
moment to do it, but it looks like it wouldn't be that much more
difficult, just a matter of playing with the makefile. 

For those of you unfamiliar with PBM, it is a sort of go-between bitmap
format that allows you to convert graphic files from one format to
another fairly easily, as well as perform simple image processing (like
scaling, cropping, hor/vert flipping, etc) on graphic images, using only
command-line utilities. The original PBM toolkit only works on B/W
images, but the newer PbmPlus does just about every graphic format
you're likely to come in contact with, including 24-bit TIFF images.
Maybe somebody else will be inspired to try porting pbmplus. :-)

Cheers,
Russell Hoffman
rh2y+@andrew.cmu.edu
Carnegie Mellon University
From: rzm@ipx1.mat.torun.edu.pl (Rafal Maszkowski)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: timed for OS-9?
Date: 26 Jan 93 20:01:05 GMT
Organization: Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun

Hi

Did anybody try to port UNIX timed to OS-9? I'm just strugglinng with
this but maybe it is somewhere waiting for me, ready to run?

Please mail or post any info

Thanks

R.
-- 
      Rafal Maszkowski, rzm@oso.chalmers.se, rzm@mat.torun.edu.pl
               NCU BBS (+48 56 14252, N81, MNP5, 2400)
    Rafal.Maszkowski%p23.f1.n481.z2.fidonet.org%ncubbs@cc.ncu.edu.pl
From: sysop@sandv.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: Help needed for ncurses.l / termcap
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 15:23:12 CST
Distribution: world
Summary: NCurses
Organization: SandV OS-9 Public Access BBS

I'm using the NCurses from cabrales that was from the EFFO Forum #22 archive...
It has worked verywell for me... I recently finished a port of UMoria 5.5
using this curses package and am very pleased with the results. I will be
putting UMoria up on cabrales just as soon as I can figure out why the archives
keep getting messed up when I try to FTP them.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9