BBN´s network computing software infrastructure and distributed applications (1970-1990)

Author

Schantz, Richard E.

Author_Institution

BBN Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

28

Issue

1

fYear

2006

Firstpage

72

Lastpage

88

Abstract

From the early 1970s, developers at Bolt Beranek and Newman continued BBN´s record for innovative breakthroughs in networked systems. In this article the author review highlights of BBN´s history in the area of distributed computing from several different perspectives: early investigations into how to make use of and program the emerging interhost communication capability, distributed systems infrastructure (middleware), and network-centric applications that utilized the emerging distributed systems capabilities in new and innovative ways.

Keywords

distributed processing; history; BBN; distributed computing; interhost communication capability; middleware; network-centric application; Application software; Computer networks; Distributed computing; File systems; Joining processes; Middleware; Operating systems; Protocols; Time sharing computer systems; Yarn; Arpanet software; Distributed systems; Internet applications; Internet software; distributed object computing; distributed operating systems; middleware; multimedia applications; network computing software; network operating systems;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1058-6180

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAHC.2006.4

Filename

1603445