The LITTLE WORK project

Author

Honeyman, P. ; Huston, L. ; Rees, Jim ; Bachmann, Dave

Author_Institution

Center for Inf. Technol. Integration, Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

fYear

1992

Firstpage

11

Lastpage

14

Abstract

Supporting software has not kept pace with the micro-miniaturization of microprocessor-based machines. The predominant operating system on such machines is MS-DOS, with no support for distributed computing. The goal of the LITTLE WORK project is to use off-the-shelf components to develop a mobile computing environment that is identical to that encountered in the office environment. Components identified as critical building blocks are the computer, the operating system, the file system, and communication. Each is examined. Development of a prototype machine is described

Keywords

microcomputer applications; office automation; operating systems (computers); portable computers; LITTLE WORK project; MS-DOS; UNIX; file system; micro-miniaturization; microprocessor-based machines; mobile computing environment; office environment; operating system; Computer interfaces; Computer networks; File servers; File systems; Information technology; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Network servers; Operating systems; Personal digital assistants;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Workstation Operating Systems, 1992. Proceedings., Third Workshop on

Conference_Location

Key Biscayne, FL

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2555-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WWOS.1992.275697

Filename

275697