Smos >> UN*X >> VMS

[Matt Wette]

In answer to the growing effort in Japan's 5th generation computing
project we have the following:

Announcing the 5th dimension in computing.  Yes, this is SMOS, the
Shirley Macla*ne Operating System.  The user-friendly system includes
commands such as
	lv		- list past lives, -l gives more detail
	eltalk		- talk to Elvis
	rworld		- remote login to another world

For many years the BSD ``socket'' and the SysV ``stream'' have been
shown to be quite useful.  However, in many applications these do not
suffice.  We have developed the SMOS ``channel''.  Channeling allows
communication across any network.  How does this work?  The innermost
layer of the kernel creates for the outer layers a virtual crystal.
This allows portability.  Many implementations come with many
standard devices (e.g., /dev/elvis, /dev/ramtha, etc.)  The popular
eltalk program, for instance, merely opens a channel between the
user's terminal, /dev/tty, and elvis, /dev/elvis.

Of course this system has irritated other competitors in the field; for
instance the Determined Euphoric Coalition, developers of Virtual
Medium Systems.

This system is still in development.  Any creative contributions will
be welcomed.







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 Matthew R. Wette			| ARPA: mwette%gauss at hub.ucsb.edu
 Scientific Computation Lab		| UUCP: ucbvax!ucsbhub!gauss!mwette
 Dept. Elec. and Comp. Eng.		|
 University of California		|
 Santa Barbara, CA  93106		|
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