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From: mendozag@ee.ecn.purdue.edu (Victor M Mendoza-Grado)
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Subject: Re: message-passing vs shared memory
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In article <9745@saturn.ucsc.edu> I write:
>
> I am trying to recall the reference where the set of primitives
> for message-passing and for shared memory mechanisms are shown
> to be equivalent in power.
  
   Here is the citation of this highly recommended paper:

   Hugh C. Lauer, Roger M. Needham
   ``On the Duality of Operating System Structures''
   Second Int'l. Symposium on Operating Systems, IRIA 78,
   reprinted in Operating Systems Review 13(2) April 79, pp:3-19

   Thanks to the many fine folks who replied!

       Victor M. Grado
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