The TILDE Project
Douglas E. Comer, John T. Korb, Thomas P. Murtagh, Walter F. Tichy · 1984
The TILDE project investigates general-purpose computing systems that run on a multi·machine computing engine. A multi-machine computing engine is a cluster of heterogeneous processors loosely coupled with a high-speed local area network. The goal of the project is to explore computing systems in which the user interlace hides details of the underlying architecture, making the distributed computing engine appear to be a single, large time-sharing system. This paper presents prqject plans and status. It describes the architecture of the TILDE computing engine as well as research in the areas of operating systems. user interfaces, and computational services. The novel computational services planned for TILDE include high-level electronic mail, a timed event service, satellite bulletin· board broadcast, supercomputer access, and otbers. fbi. projce! II IUpPOrted io pur by 81'101. froID the NltiOllIl! Science Foundntiou (MCs-821917B) and SUN MicrOl)'ltcml [ncorpor.ted.