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Archive of published works of various kinds by Jolitz. An essential part of the Jolitz Heritage has been widespread publication, commentary, and opinion. Literally hundreds of these items that are slowly being assembled into this site. Check back soon both for missing older items and new ones as well! Designing a Software SpecificationIn this first installment of a multipart series, the design specification for 386BSD, Berkeley UNIX for the 80386, is discussed. Three Initial PC Utilities Utilities to let you execute GCC-compiled programs in protected mode from MS-DOS and copy files to a shared portion of disk so MS-DOS and UNIX can exchange information. The Standalone System Using the protected mode program loader, a minimal 80386 protected mode standalone C programming environment for operating systems kernel development is created. Copyrights, Copyleft, and Competitive Advantage Language Tools Cross Support The Initial Root Filesystem Research and the Commercial Sector: Where Does BSD Fit In? A Stripped-Down Kernel The Basic Kernel Multiprogramming and Multiprocessing I Multiprogramming and Multiprocessing II Device Autoconfiguration Unix Device Drivers I Unix Device Drivers II Interfaces to the operating system. Entering, exiting and masking processor interrupts. Unix Device Drivers III Completion of basic 386BSD device drivers. Missing Pieces I Finishing the NET/2 release of Berkeley UNIX to obtain a complete, unencumbered system for the 386 PC. Describes the methodology and implementation of the remaining facilities necessary to generate a working operating system for the PC. Missing Pieces II The Final Step: Running Light with 386bsd High-Speed Networking Inside the ISO-9660 Filesystem Format Most programmers are aware of the ISO-9660 standard and its significance in sharing CD-ROM data between different platforms. In our article "Inside the ISO-9660 Filesystem Format" (DDJ, December 1992), we examined how this standard has encouraged the use of CD-ROM technology and how a modern ISO-9660 CD-ROM is structured. ISO-compliant CD-ROMs are interchangeable and can be used on any type of system and architecture. However, the minimalism that helped make the ISO-9660 standard successful may sometimes be too minimal for specific applications (such as distributing POSIX-based, bootable CD-ROMs). Because ISO-9660 does not adequately support the POSIX filesystem, the Rock Ridge Group was formed to develop ISO-9660:1988 extensions, which take advantage of the system-use area of the directory record (provided for in ISO-9660) to store complete POSIX filesystem information. Extending Standards for CD-ROM Most programmers are aware of the ISO-9660 standard and its significance in sharing CD-ROM data between different platforms. In our article "Inside the ISO-9660 Filesystem Format" (DDJ, December 1992), we examined how this standard has encouraged the use of CD-ROM technology and how a modern ISO-9660 CD-ROM is structured. ISO-compliant CD-ROMs are interchangeable and can be used on any type of system and architecture. However, the minimalism that helped make the ISO-9660 standard successful may sometimes be too minimal for specific applications (such as distributing POSIX-based, bootable CD-ROMs). Because ISO-9660 does not adequately support the POSIX filesystem, the Rock Ridge Group was formed to develop ISO-9660:1988 extensions, which take advantage of the system-use area of the directory record (provided for in ISO-9660) to store complete POSIX filesystem information. Very High Speed Networks: HiPPI and SIGNA Polymorphic Protocols Web Services and DataCenter Environments Forget your cellphones and wireless PDAs. Web services can be used even more effectively in Internet datacenters to solve client communication errors and other such problems. Free Culture And the Internet Lynne Jolitz reviews the book Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig. The 386BSD Release 1.0 CDROM Liner Notes We are pleased to present the release of our first official 386BSD Reference CD-ROM. This single CD-ROM contains the most up-to-date work in our continuing operating systems and networking research project including articles appearing in Dr. Dobb's Journal, select annotations, system and kernel source code, and executable binaries for select configurations. This CD-ROM is intended as a research and educational reference used to explore state-of the-art paradigms, choices, and trade-offs, as well as examine testbed implementations of these design choices. In addition, the collection of resources, articles, and other reference materials on this CD creates an informational programming resource that can be referred to again and again. Issues in Deployment of Wireless Web Services TV Quality Reliable Wireless Video Streaming |