clearing up misconceptions

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From: Douglas Comer
Date: Sat, 14 May 1988 21:38

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Clarifications about Xinu:

1. Xinu networking IS message based.  Everything, including the remote
   file server protocol, is request-response.  All the code's in volume II,
   so you can see for yourself.

2. Internet protocols (i.e. TCP/IP) are more general than homebrew protocols
   and can be used with almost any network hardware technology.  That's why
   corporations like IBM, ATT, Sun, Digital Equipment and others are coming
   out with products.  OSI isn't even here yet, but when it is, it will
   support message based interaction.

3. Xinu integrates both local and remote file systems under a single,
   transparent mechanism.  There is no notion of whether THE file system
   resides in the kernel or not -- Xinu supports multiple file systems,
   some of which reside as far away as remote servers.


Thanks for your patience,
Doug

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