The National Software Works
Robert E. Millstein · 1977
The National Software Works (NSW) is a significant new step in the development of distributed processing systems and computer networks. NSW is an ambitious project to link a set of geographically distributed and diverse hosts with an operating system which appears as a single entity to a prospective user. An initial version of NSW spanning TENEX, MULTICS, and IBM 360 computers has been in regular operation since May 1977. Further enhancement of this system to provide better reliability, improved response time, expanded facilities, and additional host computers is currently under way.