An Inter-Process Communication Facility for UNIX. Revision
Richard F. Rashid · 1980
Abstract : An inter-process communication facility implemented at Carnegie-Mellon University for VAX/UNIX version seven is described. This facility was designed to provided language, operating system and machine independent communication between processes performing distributed computations. Its relationships to previously existing UNIX facilities and other systems for distributed computing are discussed. Keywords: Networking; UNIX; Network operating systems; Message processing; Compatibility.