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UNIX 87/etc Conference and Show, Apr 22-24, Toronto - SCHEDULE
Toronto Harbour Castle Hilton Hotel Convention Centre
April 22 "The Emerging Role of Unix Systems in Corporate and Government Env'ts"
Keynote: Daryll L. Wartluft, Director, UNIX Systems Mgt, IBM Austin TX
April 23 "UNIX Business Solutions Now! Meeting the Challenge"
Keynote: Roderick M. Bryden, Chairman and CEO, SHL Systemhouse Inc.
April 24 "UNIX Development Directions"
Keynote: Bill Joy, Founder and VP Sun Microsystems
Tutorials
Day 1 Overview of System V Internals (This is full day, the rest 1/2 day)
Day 2 New Features of System V Release 3 UNIX Interprocess Communication
Day 3 UNIX System V Administration UNIX System V Security
Registration Fees Member Other Member Other (more at door)
Conference 1 day: 95 115 3 days: 175 225
Tutorial 1/2 day:195 195 1 day: 295 295
CONTACT: 416/883-1103
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+Schedule of Conference Sessions and Tutorials
Unix '87/etc Conference, Tutorial Schedule Day 1
Day Chairman: Ed Borkovsky, Unican
0900 Keynote: Daryll Wartluft, IBM
1000 Tutorial: Overview Of Unix Internals (This is a FULL DAY TUTORIAL)
1030 Unix In The Mainframe Environment:
Chairman: Donald O'Shea, UniSoft
Bob Camm, CDC
Floyd Hale, Unisys
Case Studies In Implementation:
Chairman: Conny Wylie, Conny Wylie Systems
Greg Crowe, DP & W
David Wadsworth, deHavilland/Boeing
Russ Wilton, Decima Research
1330 Unix And Office Automation:
Chairman: Don Tapscott, DMR Group
Brian Greenleaf, XIOS
Glenn McInnes, Officesmiths
Joe Novak, Resolve Logic
Bill Zastrow, CCI
Unix At The Departmental Level: The MS-DOS
Connection: Chairman: Myron Zimmerman, VenturCom
Richard Wesson, Convergent Technologies
Jerry Popek, Locus
TBA, NCR
1530 Unix And Networking: The MIS Perspective:
Chairman: Ian Angus, ATMG
John Hime, Sun Microsystems
J.F. Gorup, AT&T
Bob Foote, Canstar
Unix And Electronic Publishing:
Chairman: Yuri Rubinsky, Softquad
Chris Espinosa, Apple
Sperling Martin, Aspen Systems
John McFadden, Software Exoterica
Unix '87/etc Conference, Tutorial Schedule Day 2
Day Chairman: Joe Facchini, NCR Canada
0900 Keynote: Roderick Bryden, SHL Systemhouse
1000 Tutorial: New Features Of SVR3.0
1030 Developing A Marketing Strategy:
Chairman: Jon Sachs, Creative Marketing Network
John Davis, Spectrix Microsystems
Don Thompson, Sequent Computer
Unix Development Tools: DBMS Part 1:
Chairman: Brian Boyle, Novon
Peter Vincent, Oracle
David Penner, InfoBuild
John Kornatowski, Rhodnius
Chip Ziering, Progress
1330 Unix Development Tools: DBMS Part 2:
Chairman: Brian Boyle, Novon
TBA, Ingres
Chris Turnbull, Zanthe Information
Nicolas Nierenberg, Unify
Leonard Palomino, Informix
Managing Distribution: Strategic Partners:
Chairman: Ken Hoyt, IDC
Don Morrison, AT&T Canada
Dermot Begley, Genamation
Bob Whitcroft, Convergent Technologies
1400 Tutorial: Unix V Interprocess Communications
1530 Selecting A Total Systems Supplier:
Chairman: Ivan Harris, Synerlogic
Bob Cooke, Lanpar
Chuck Lalonde, Genamation
Howard Reisman, Tyme/Varnet
George Andersen, Lawmax
How Unix Will Change The Way Computers Are Sold And Supported:
Chairman: Brian Boyle, Novon
Mark Stirling, IDC Canada
Alan Hald, MicroAge
Pamela Gray, Sphinx
Mike Dubrall, NCR
Unix '87/etc Conference, Tutorial Schedule Day 3
Day Chairman: Michael Tilson, HCR
0900 Keynote: William N. Joy, Sun Microsystems
1000 Tutorial: Basics Of Unix System Administration
1030 Standards: National And International:
Chairman: Dr. Heinz Lycklama, Interactive
Jim Isaak, DEC/IEEE
Arthur Sabsevitz, AT&T
Mike Lambert, X/OPEN
Karen Barnes, Hewlett-Packard
System Architectures And The Future Of Unix:
Chairman: Richard Sniderman, HCR
Richard Wirt, Intel
Gael Curry, Sequent Computer
Brian Baird, Myrias
Tom Murphy, ETA
1330 Graphics And Window Systems:
Chairman: Kim Davidson, Omnibus
David La Vallee, Sun Microsystems
Ralph Swick, MIT
Networking And Distributed Unix Systems:
Chairman: George E. Pajari, ClarendonDatex
Anthony R. West, Sun Microsystems
Art Sabsevitz, AT&T
Avadis Tevanian, CMU
1400 Tutorial: Security Systems Measures For Unix Systems
1530 Real-Time, Enhancements In Unix:
Chairman: William M. Corwin, Intel
Gregg Kellogg, Hewlett-Packard
Jack White, Ind. Tech. Inst.
Compilers And Languages:
Chairman: Hugh Redelmeir, HCR
Bjarne Stroustrup, Bell Labs
Dr. Ric Holt, U Of T
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UNIX 87/etc Day 1: Role Of Unix In Corporate, Government Environments
Day 1 Chairman: Edward Borkovsky, Unican Marketing Services, has consulted in
the Unix market since 1981 and is on the board of /usr/group.
Themes:
1/ Unix As An Architecture For Distributed Information Systems
Unix In The Mainframe Environment,
Unix At The Departmental Level: The MS-DOS Connection,
and Unix And Networking: The MIS Perspective;
2/ Unix As A Productivity Tool - Case Studies In Implementation,
Unix And Office Automation, and Unix And Electronic Publishing.
Unix In The Mainframe Environment
Speaker: Bob Camm, Control Data Canada, is the project manager of the VX/VE
project. VX/VE is an implementation of Unix System V for the CDC Cyber 180
mainframes.
Abstract: Camm's presentation will cover the factors that led to the develop-
ment of a Unix environment for the Cyber 180 family of mainframes. The imple-
mentation strategy was to port Unix System V to the Cyber 180 to co-exist with
the Control Data proprietary operating system, NOS/VE (Network Operating
System/Virtual Environment). The product, VX/VE provides a Unix environment
under the NOX/VE operating system. An overview will be given to show how VX/VE
co-exists with NOS/VE and how a user may effectively use both environments.
Unix In The Mainframe Environment
Chairman: Donald O'Shea, UniSoft, a Berkley, California Unix systems house, is
vice-president of engineering with previous experience at both Amdahl and IBM.
Abstract: O'Shea will briefly review the history of mainframe Unix, covering
Amdahl's UTS, MaxiUnix - an internal development at Bell Labs, and IBM's
IX/370. He will also describe some of the problems associated with scaling up
Unix to provide the functionality and reliability needed in the corporate data
centre. Finally, O'Shea will make some predictions on where mainframe Unix will
go from here.
Case Studies In Implementation
Chairman: Conny Wylie, Conny Wylie Systems, is president of the group of con-
sulting companies specializing in methodologies for exploiting new information
technologies in MIS/DP settings.
End-Users Case Studies: In this session, managers of Unix-based systems in the
end-user environment will share their experiences in implementing Unix solu-
tions at their companies. Office and legal applications and marketing data
management will be discussed.
Case Studies In Implementation
Speaker: Gregory Crowe, Davis Polk & Wardwell, has been with DP & W, a large
Wall Street law firm, since 1981.
Abstract: DP&W began a Unix-based office automation project in 1978. From a
single PDP 11/60 computer with a dozen terminals and printers for word process-
ing, the system has grown to a generalized OA system with over 1,000 terminals
and printers running off 10 Pyramid supermini computers, with both local area
and long-haul networking to domestic and foreign remote offices. The current
system will be described plus the key role of Unix in both the past and future
development of this system will be discussed.
Case Studies In Implementation
Speaker: David Wadsworth, deHavilland Aircraft Company of Canada, information
systems department, has been involved with Unix since 1982 in projects ranging
from map graphics to office automation.
Abstract: The marketing and sales department of deHavilland was faced with the
challenge of co-ordinating all of its data processing tasks in a cost-effective
manner. Their solution was the installation of a multi-user Unix computer ca-
pable of running applications ranging from word processing and spreadsheets to
sophisticated document management systems. Utilities were developed in-house
to provide the user with a homogenous interface to each application. The sys-
tem currently has over 80 users accessing the system through 20 terminals and 4
PCs.
Case Studies In Implementation
Speaker: Russ Wilton, Decima Research, is a vice-president in the information
processing and operations areas, and has recently installed a 70-terminal of-
fice information system.
Abstract: The Public Affairs Resource Group has successfully implemented a
Unix-based office productivity system in its Toronto, Washington and Ottawa of-
fices. This system was designed to be compatible with existing minicomputer,
microcomputer and dedicated word processing systems that were already well- es-
tablished in the organization. Wilton will speak about the overall design of
the PARG system and network, how it connects to the existing equipment and what
options exist for the future of the system.
Unix And Office Automation
Chairman: Don Tapscott, DMR Group, is the director of end- user systems at DMR,
responsible world-wide for company's practice in the area of integrated office,
or end-user, systems.
Abstract: Until recently the worlds of Unix and PCs were two solitudes when it
came to providing office workstations. The Unix model was one of ASCII termi-
nals attached to a multi-user processor running Unix and OA software, and
high-end packages running on a bit-mapped Unix workstation. The parallel in
the PC world had MS-DOS machines or Macs attached to a LAN. These solitudes
are converging: LAN servers are running Unix; the unreleased DOS5 is reported
to look a lot like Unix; new software products run in Unix, MS-DOS and Mac en-
vironments; and other packages enable all three to run on the same LAN.
Unix And Office Automation
Speaker: Brian Greenleaf, XIOS Systems, developed an office systems product at
Systemhouse which evolved into Renaisance and became the focus and foundation
of XIOS.
Integrated Networking Solutions For The Office: This presentation will document
from actual experience that Unix-based office systems can be functionaly rich,
cost-effective, easily administered, robust, high-performance and orientated to
the non- technical office worker or senior executive. Greenleaf will describe
a comprehensive approach to an integrated office network, interconnecting a
variety of vendors' equipment and services, providing comprehensive local and
wide-area communications, and serving as an integration vehicle for a broad
range of applications software packages.
Unix And Office Automation
Speaker: Glenn McInnes, Officesmiths, is the founder and president of the
data-base management software development company in Ottawa.
The Effect Of Unix On Corporations: Within a corporation, one factor impacts
organizational productivity - how effectively individuals handle information in
documents which are vital to the corporate mission. The demand for multi-user
departmental information systems will be dramatic. Unix will respond to the
demand for fourth-generation application development tools which can be used to
automate a complete application in a department as opposed to stand-alone per-
sonal productivity tools such as word processing, spreadsheets, electronic mail
and even data-base systems.
Unix And Office Automation
Speaker: Joe Novak, Resolve Logic Systems, is president of this software
developer specializing in Unix-based productivity tools such as Prevail.
The Age Of Productivity: This portion of the seminar is targeted at both the
applications developer and the end-user of integrated business automation
tools. Addressing the area of programmers productivity, Novak will cover the
concepts of 4GL and application generators. For the end users he will deal
with the concepts of user interface integrating all applications into a con-
sistent user-friendly environment.
Unix And Office Automation
Speaker: Bill Zastrow, CCI, has been director of ISO marketing for the past
five years.
Office Power: A conceptual look at office automation from a standpoint of user
requirements - what people are looking for/require in OA today: system design
concepts; systems networking; PC integration; and, communications.
Unix At The Departmental Level: The MS-DOS Connection
Chairman: Dr. Myron Zimmerman, VenturCom, operated a systems and software con-
sulting service before starting this company.
Abstract: Unix is emerging as a system of choice for department solutions.
Those systems serving the needs of the workgroup, the department staff, are
based on providing an effective multi-user solution based on a portable operat-
ing system. One of the key strategies the manager has to cope with is the con-
nectivity of the departmental machine with the existing base of personal com-
puters running MS-DOS. The speakers in this session will describe the techno-
logies leading to an effective co-existence between Unix and DOS.
Unix At The Departmental Level: The MS-DOS Connection
Speaker: Richard Wesson, Convergent Technologies, is vice- president and gen-
eral manager, network systems division.
Unix-Based Servers - A Solution For Today's Departmental Needs: The evolution
of commercial computing from mainframes to desktop PCs has not effectively ad-
dressed the needs of departmental computing. Is departmental computing a dis-
tinct market segment? Why has the industry failed to focus upon this opportuni-
ty earlier? Wesson will offer his perspective of how emerging hardware and
software technologies are seriously addressing today's rapidly expanding
departmental systems marketplace.
Unix At The Departmental Level: The MS-DOS Connection
Speaker: Dr. Jerry Popek, Locus Computing, develops transparent network
multi-user computing systems using Unix and MS/PC- DOS.
Abstract: There are clear benefits resulting from the integration of Unix and
MS-DOS in departmental multi-user computing networks, including sharing files,
peripherals and processing power. This presentation will cover the current
state-of-the-art in departmental computing in which a collection of MS-DOS
users are able to transparently extend themselves into a multi-user, multi-
tasking Unix host computer.
Unix And Networking: The MIS Perspective
Chairman: Ian Angus, Angus TeleManagement Group, is a leading independent au-
thority on business telecommunications.
Abstract: The speakers in this session will investigate the variety of network-
ing solutions that are applicable with Unix. Networking Unix machines is a key
consideration to managers of distributed installations that have to plan the
total corporate MIS strategy. Each speaker will describe from his own perspec-
tive the advantages of the solutions available today.
Unix And Networking: The MIS Perspective
Speaker: John Hime, Sun Microsystems, is director of product marketing for the
workstation division at Sun.
A Corporate Perspective On Multi-Vendor Networking: Imagine an installation of
engineering workstations, mainframes mini supercomputers and PCs, all being
able to share the same programs and files over a network - an information net-
work over which teams of professionals can co-operate on project work, and can
access any specialized computing resources they need. Users need no longer be
content with mere computing - what they can have today is distributed computing
through the de facto industry-standard Network File System (NFS) and related
network services.
Unix And Networking: The MIS Perspective
Speaker: Jean-Francois Gorup, AT&T Canada, is responsible for liaison with MIS
departments in large organizations.
Network Decisions For Tomorrow And Today: You are facing crucial decisions
about positioning your company's information resources for the 1990s. You are
owed a clear and convincing explanation of what networks are, why you should
seriously consider one, and the criteria to help you make reasonable choices.
In this presentation Gorup will provide an overview of the different building
blocks that compose an Information System and how new technology can help
reduce on-going operation costs by providing synergy between new and existing
systems.
Unix And Networking: The MIS Perspective
Speaker: Bob Foote, Canstar Comunications, is manager of new product develop-
ment for fiber optic LAN products.
Abstract: A discussion of the management information systems functions from the
perspective of data and control flows within a distributed computing environ-
ment. Current requirements for networking support are presented along with fu-
ture demands for very high-speed, high-throughput networking capability.
Unix And Electronic Publishing
Chairman: Yuri Rubinsky, president of Toronto-based SoftQuad, has a background
in book and magazine publishing.
Abstract: Large-scale production publishing, particularly of technical works,
in government and corporations, requires attention to standard procedures and
systems integration. The panelists represent three views on the subject: a ma-
jor hardware manufacturer that recently made a commitment to Unix; a software
house currently implementing a large government publishing system; and, the
consultant who created the American Association of Publishers' standard pub-
lishing procedures language.
Unix And Electronic Publishing
Speaker: Christopher Espinosa, Apple Computer, is responsible for the operating
systems and utilities software of all Apple computers.
Abstract: Espinosa will explore Apple's decision to use Unix as the foundation
for a technical documentation workstation.
Unix And Electronic Publishing
Speaker: J. Sperling Martin, Aspen Systems, is an expert on data-base publish-
ing, electronic information dissemination and information interchange.
Abstract: This presentation will provide some background on the concept,
development and application of standardized markup languages. The diversity of
technologies and device incompatibilities has resulted in problems in efficient
exchange and processing of documents in electronic form. A solution to this
problem, the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), is gaining recogni-
tion. As part of this presentation, specific SGML applications and recent ini-
tiatives will be highlighted. Following speakers will provide greater detail
on examples of SGML in practice.
Unix And Electronic Publishing
Speaker: John McFadden, Software Exoterica, specializes in software for the in-
dustrial sector of the publishing industry. He designed
Abstract: McFadden will detail the components of a large industrial government
publishing system which employs 80 people. The installation comprises data en-
try, a mainframe computer and a photo-composition system. McFadden will dis-
cuss the hardware and software components and how they are integrated.
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UNIX 87/etc: Day 3: Unix Development Directions
Day 3 Chairman: Michael Tilson, HCR, specializes in Unix systems software, op-
timizing compilers and software tools.
Themes:
1/ Standards, National And International;
2/ Graphics And Window Systems;
3/ Networking And Distributed Unix Systems;
4/ System Architectures And The Future Of Unix;
5/ Realtime, Enhancements For Unix;
6/ Compilers And Languages
Standards: National And International
Chairman: Dr. Heinz Lycklama, Interactive Systems, has been honoured for his
contributions to the standardization of the Unix system.
Abstract: The Unix market has traditionally been highly fragmented, around pro-
duct lines and processor architectures. A number of significant organizations,
most represented on this panel, are addressing this issue through standardiza-
tion proposals. This session will summarize these efforts and speculate on the
eventual emergence of a pervasive Unix standard.
Standards: National And International
Speaker: Jim Isaak, DEC, is chairman of the IEEE ISO working group dealing with
a Posix-based operating system standard.
The Status Of The IEEE, ANSI And ISO Standards Posix Efforts: Isaak will look
at the objectives of the Posix effort for an operating system environment based
on the Unix OS. The projects and progress of the IEEE 1003. 1, 1003. 2 and
1003. 3 working groups, targets for the full-use Posix standard and the related
ISO work will be discussed. He will also touch on the outstanding issues in
hopes of gaining feedback in these areas.
Speaker: Arthur Sabsevitz, AT&T, is employed on the development of the Unix
system kernel and associated applications.
Standardization: SVID And SVVS: Sabsevitz will focus on the System V Verifica-
tion Suite (based on AT&T's System V Interface Definition), created to allow
Unix users to verify their system for conformance to SVID definitions.
Standards: National And International
Speaker: Mike Lambert, X/OPEN, ICL, is chairman of the technical strategy panel
of the X/OPEN Group.
X/OPEN: In his presentation, Lambert will outline the history of the X/OPEN in-
itiative, the membership of the group, the technical scope of the group's ac-
tivities and how it relates to the national and international standards bodies.
Standards: National And International
Speaker: Karen Barnes, Hewlett-Packard, is HP's representative at X/OPEN's
internationalization group.
International Unix: Her speech will revolve around an international Unix system
developed by HP which is language- independent and includes all the tools re-
quired for developing language-independent software. Its implementation and
details of HP's findings will be discussed.
System Architectures And The Future Of Unix
Chairman: Richard Sniderman, HCR, is involved with various Unix implementation
projects, the most recent being the ETA-10 supercomputer.
Abstract: His speech will be based on the premise that Unix's growth has been
fueled, in part, by the relative ease with which it can be ported to diverse
architectures. He will discuss whether this growth will be able to continue,
presenting recent developments in system architectures and examining the asso-
ciated issues in providing Unix.
System Architectures And The Future Of Unix
Speaker: Richard Wirt, Intel, has participated in various Unix and C-related
projects at Intel and the IEEE.
Abstract: Wirt will give an overview of the changes Intel made to the 80286 ar-
chitecture to make the 80386 a good Unix machine. In addition, he will give an
overview of the Unix System V/386 Release 3. 0 port and third-party Unix
software for the 386 that is currently available.
System Architectures And The Future Of Unix
Speaker: Gael Curry, Sequent Computer Systems, works on the design and develop-
ment of distributed software for supporting graphical interfaces over networks.
Multi-Processors And Unix - A Look Forward: This talk will review trends in the
evolution of multi-processor hardware, along with some trends in the evolution
of Unix and its derivatives. The strengths and weaknesses of each will be dis-
cussed. He will hypothesize ways in which these newer Unix multi-processor
systems will become specialized to serve different markets.
System Architectures And The Future Of Unix
Speaker: Brian Baird, Myrias Research, is responsible for the OS implementation
on Myrias' parallel computer systems.
Abstract: A Myrias parallel computing system consists of a large number of in-
dependent processing elements with local memory and a high-bandwidth inter-
processor communication system. A distributed implementation for the Unix ker-
nel is discussed. Emphasis is placed on the design of file system servers, in-
cluding factors involving performance, parallelism and redundancy. Other to-
pics covered include the implementation of servers for the system call inter-
face, device and terminal interfaces, I/O processors and other facets of the
Unix kernel.
System Architectures And The Future Of Unix
Speaker: Tom Murphy, ETA Systems, is responsible for System V as it exists on
ETA machines.
Unix And Supercomputers: Unix was originially developed as a small system, ful-
filling the needs of a small number of researchers. Supercomputers, however,
are typically commercial ventures serving large numbers of users. The combina-
tion of the two in a meaningful way is a non-trivial endeavour. Murphy
develops some of these major issues, including the considerations imposed by
the supercomputer architectures, using the ETA10 as an example.
Graphics And Window Systems
Chairman: Kim Davidson, Omnibus Computer Graphics, is the director of computer
animation.
Abstract: The future success of computer graphics and animation will rely
heavily on attracting top graphic designers and animators. A good user inter-
face is the key to attracting these artists and the development of a good user
interface inevitably starts with good window systems.
Graphics And Window Systems
Speaker: David La Vallee, Sun Microsystems, is responsible for programming en-
vironment and user interface support.
Window Systems For Workstations And Personal Computers: A technical discussion
of window systems for technical workstations and PCs, this talk covers features
and benefits of portable, networked window systems, such as the Network exten-
sible Window System (NeWS) and the X Window System. Topics covered will in-
clude the PostScript page description language, interactive graphics perfor-
mance over a network and the implications for user interfaces and other window
systems.
Graphics And Window Systems
Speaker: Ralph Swick, MIT, is employed by DEC and assigned to Project Athena,
responsible for window systems developments.
X Window System: Project Athena is the use of computer technology to improve
the education of under-graduate students at MIT. One of the earliest tangible
products of the project was the X Window System. This presentation will cover
the design fundamentals of the latest version of X Window, Version 11. The
focus will be primarily on the facilities supplied to applications developers
for using the display hardware. The presentation will also outline the specif-
ic facilities available to support a variety of user interface management poli-
cies.
Networking And Distributed Unix Systems
Chairman: George Pajari, Clarendon Datex, consults on Unix, C and data communi-
cations.
Abstract: There are several major approaches to transparent distributed file
systems under Unix. This session will explore the various options, including
AT&T's Streams/RFS and Sun's NFS, and will look at possible future develop-
ments, typified by Carnegie Mellon's Mach system.
Networking And Distributed Unix Systems
Speaker: Dr. Anthony West, Sun Microsystems, is manager of strategic systems
engineering.
Network Services: The Future Of Multi-Vendor Distributed Computing: A technical
discussion of advanced network services, such as the Network File System (NFS),
remote execution, Yellow Pages, and PC integration for multi-vendor computer
networks.
Networking And Distributed Unix Systems
Speaker: Arthur Sabsevitz, AT&T (see Standards for biography)
Networking: Streams And Remote File Sharing: Unix System V Release 3 (SVR3)
provides the framework to build solutions that extend user access to informa-
tion and computing resources across different computers and across multiple
networks. Streams provides a powerful framework for the modular implementation
and separation of protocols and media. Remote File Sharing (RFS) allows the
selective sharing of resources across a network. Both the Streams mechanism
and RFS capability will be described, with specific emphasis on their unique
properties.
Networking And Distributed Unix Systems
Speaker: Avadis Tevanian, Carnegie Mellon University, has been a principal
designer and implementor of the Mach OS.
Mach: A Basis For Future Unix Development: Computing in the future will be sup-
ported by distributed computing environments. These environments will consist
of a wide range of hardware architectures in both the uni-processor and multi-
processor domain. Mach is an operating system that has been designed with the
intent to integrate both distributed and multiprocessor functionality. In ad-
dition, Mach provides the foundation upon which future Unix development may
take place in these new environments.
Realtime, Enhancements In Unix
Chairman: William Corwin, Intel, is chairman of the /usr/group realtime Unix
working group and co-chairman of the P1003. 1 realtime extensions subcommittee.
Realtime Extensions To The Unix Operating System: The focus of the session will
be an examination of the technical implications of extending the Unix operating
system to support applications with realtime requirements: the ability to
respond to events or provide a level of service within bounded time limit. The
session will examine the implications of supporting realtime applications from
a user's perspective and will also review current implementations.
Realtime, Enhancements In Unix
Speaker: Gregg Kellogg, Hewlett-Packard, represents HP on the IEEE P1003 and
/usr/group realtime standards committees.
Abstract: Realtime features of an operating system, though important, are
overshadowed by the poor system responsiveness generally associated with Unix
kernel implementations. HP's realtime feature set, as well as it's solution to
the responsiveness problem, through kernel pre-emption, help solve these prob-
lems, leading to a fully-conforming Unix implementation providing outstanding
realtime response. The role of standards and the future of Unix realtime are
discussed in conclusion.
Realtime, Enhancements In Unix
Speaker: Jack White, Industrial Technical Institute, is the manager of the fac-
tory controls group.
The Role Of Standards In The Development Of Workstation Controllers: This talk
will focus on the requirements for a standard real-time operating system.
White will look at the computing requirements for workstation controls and re-
late these to necessary features of the operating system. The presentation
will conclude with a short discussion of our experiences using Unix as a basis
for a workstation controller (WSC). White will argue that standards should
play an important role in the development of generic WSCs.
Compilers And Languages
Chairman: Dr. Hugh Redelmeier, HCR, is a member of the portable code optimizer
(PCO) project and has been working with Unix since 1975.
An Optimizing Compiler Can Improve Programmer Productivity: The C language al-
lows the programmer to program at quite a low level. With the advent of optim-
ization in C compilers, programmers are often freed from having the program at
this low level. In effect, this allows the programmer to treat C as a higher-
level language. One of the most important features of C is its portability.
Generally, low-level optimization cannot be done without reference to the im-
plementation. If these optimizations are left to an optimizing compiler, the
program will be more portable.
Compilers And Languages
Speaker: Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup, AT&T Bell Laboratories, is the designer and
implementor of C++ and a member of the computer science research centre at AT&T
Bell Labs.
What Is C++?: C++ is a widely available and used general-purpose programming
language that is a better C, supports data abstraction and supports object-
oriented programming. Stroustrup presents an overview of the language, some
observations on its current use, and some guesses at its future.
Compilers And Languages
Speaker: Dr. Ric Holt, University Of Toronto, has helped develop such
languages and compiler systems as PL/C (PL/1 for IBM mainframes), SP/k (PL/1),
SUE, Concurrent Euclid and Turing.
Turing: A General-Purpose Language On Unix: The Turing programming language,
developed at the U of T, has proven to be useful as an alternative to Pascal
and Basic. Turing provides an easy-to-learn notation, a modern set of
features (including modules, dynamic arrays, pre/post assertions and convenient
strings), based on a precise mathematical specification, with a completely
checked (fail stop) implementation. The Turing Plus extension features con-
currency, checked separate compilation, exception handling and machine-
dependent escapes needed for systems programming.
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UNIX 87/etc AT&T Tutorials (No Source License Required)
Day 1 1000-1700 Overview Of Unix System Internals (Full Day)
A special full-day tutorial that provides an intensive and detailed overview of
Unix system internals. Key topics include overall system architecture, key
system tables and data structures. Includes a discussion of the process, I/O
and file subsystems and major algorithms.
Day 2 1000-1300 New Features Of Unix System V, Release 3.0 (Half Day)
Highlights the new facilities that are available with Release 3 of AT&T's Unix
System V. Major topics - STREAMS I/O facility, Remote File Systems (RFS), File
System Switch (FSS), and Shared Libraries. A must for those who need a working
knowledge of these new features.
Day 2 1400-1700 Unix System V Interprocess Communication (Half Day)
Discusses the Interprocess Communication (IPC) facilities of Unix System V and
shows how to make appropriate selections for application programs. Major to-
pics - system pipes and named pipes, message queues, semaphores, and shared
memory.
Day 3 1000-1300 Basics Of Unix System Administration (Half Day)
Provides an overview of Unix system administration issues and techniques. Ma-
jor topics - basic system administration concepts, system files and their func-
tion, basics of system file checking and repair, and customizing the environ-
ment for system users.
Day 3 1400-1700 Security Measures For Unix Systems (Half Day)
Discusses how to select the appropriate Unix system security utilities for mon-
itoring a system. Numerous examples of actual programs illustrating file sys-
tem security and file-tracking utilities are reviewed. Major topics - why com-
puter security is needed, managing security on a Unix system, networking secu-
rity, implementing security procedures on a Unix system.
[see the OVERVIEW article for fees, etc]
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The Conference Guide for Unix '87/etc was produced by ComputerData magazine, on
behalf of /usr/group/cdn and Communications 86. For more information on the
conference or tutorial program call GSC Services at 416/883-1103.
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