Showing papers on "Software as a service published in 1977"
13 Jun 1977
TL;DR: This paper describes the software system being developed for Cm*, a distributed multi-microprocessor that provides for flexible, yet controlled, sharing of code and data via a capability addressed virtual memory, creation and management of groups of processes known as task forces, and efficient interprocess communication.
Abstract: This paper describes the software system being developed for Cm*, a distributed multi-microprocessor. This software provides for flexible, yet controlled, sharing of code and data via a capability addressed virtual memory, creation and management of groups of processes known as task forces, and efficient interprocess communication. Both the software and hardware are currently under construction at Carnegie-Mellon University.
57 citations
07 Nov 1977
TL;DR: This paper addresses hardware-software tradeoff oppor- tunities, computer tools for tradeoff analyses, and a management approach to generate hardware and software specifications together as a synergistic whole.
Abstract: Advances in computer technology are offering opportunities for innovative hardware-software tradeoffs for reducing system development costs and improving software reliability and performance. However, some project managers are not yet taking full advantage of these opportunities. They tend to proceed immediately to hardware specification and acquisition, and only later turn to software planning and design. The likely outcome is cost and schedule overruns, inefficient software structures, inadequate performance, and poor soft- ware reliability. An approach more apt to produce satisfactory results is to generate hardware and software specifications together as a synergistic whole, and then acquire the two as balanced and compatible parts of the system's architecture. This paper addresses hardware-software tradeoff oppor- tunities, computer tools for tradeoff analyses, and a management approach.
5 citations