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Can I read Madman machine on EtoBox?

Madman machine by J. S. Hutchison; W. G. Roman is a Computer Science article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Madman machine about?

A back-end data base machine is discussed in which the back-end is closely coupled to the host system as an intelligent I/O device. The design of the hardware and software is such that the data base disks can be on either the host or back-end computers. The design is motivated by memory size considerations on mini-computer systems and also by cost considerations of large disks. The implementations of such a system on PDP-11s is discussed.

Who reads Madman machine?

It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Computer Science.

Author
J. S. Hutchison; W. G. Roman
Publisher
ACM
Published
1978
Language
EN
Field
Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

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