Accession Number:

ADA089609

Title:

Arachne User Guide. Version 1.2.

Descriptive Note:

Technical summary rept.,

Corporate Author:

WISCONSIN UNIV-MADISON MATHEMATICS RESEARCH CENTER

Personal Author(s):

• Finkel,Raphael
• Solomon,Marvin
• Tischler,Ron

Report Date:

1980-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

59.0

Abstract:

Arachne is a multi-computer operating system running on a network of LSI-11 computers at the University of Wisconsin. This document describes Arachne from the viewpoint of a user or a writer of user-level programs. All system service calls and library routines are described in detail. In addition, the command-line interpreter and terminal input conventions are discussed. Companion reports describe the purpose and concepts underlying the Arachne project and give detailed accounts of the Arachne utility kernel and utility processes. Author

Descriptors:

• *COMPUTER PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION
• *DISTRIBUTION
• *COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
• DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
• INPUT OUTPUT PROCESSING
• USER NEEDS
• MICROCOMPUTERS
• MAN COMPUTER INTERFACE
• INSTRUCTION MANUALS

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Hardware
• Computer Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE