Title :
The workstation as a waystation:-integrating mobility into computing environments
Author :
Douglis, Fred ; Marsh, Brian
Author_Institution :
Matsushita Inf. Technol. Lab., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
With mobile computers, and increasingly mobile users, a new paradigm for integrated execution must be developed. An environment in which users may move freely among machines and may move machines freely from place to place, is described. In such an environment, a workstation is essentially a computer that temporarily provides windows and processing power to a user. The specific implications of mobility, i.e., window systems, process management, internet user naming, network software, and server reconfiguration are discussed
Keywords :
internetworking; network operating systems; network servers; workstations; computing environments; integrated execution; internet user naming; mobile computers; mobile users; mobility; network software; process management; server reconfiguration; window systems; workstation; Computer networks; File systems; Hardware; Home computing; Information technology; Microcomputers; Mobile computing; Operating systems; USA Councils; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Workstation Operating Systems, 1992. Proceedings., Third Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Key Biscayne, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2555-4
DOI :
10.1109/WWOS.1992.275695