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From: spaf@gatech.UUCP (Gene Spafford)
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Subject: Re: Why not virtual files?
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Date: Sun, 29-Apr-84 13:56:13 EDT
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Posted: Sun Apr 29 13:56:13 1984
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Organization: The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech
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Yes, mapping files into memory has been done before.  Multics is
one of the prime examples of this.  

The Clouds system, which I am helping to design, will map files
into the address space of users.  Our prototype implementation
is being done on Vaxen.  The design also implements mapping of
abstract data objects (including code) into memory, and shared
data objects.  We'll just have to wait and see how efficient
it all is and how natural it is to use.

-- 
Off the Wall of Gene Spafford
The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332
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