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The DAPHNE system is a collection of tools and run-time support creating a network operating system interface for distributed programming using Modula-2. DAPHNE accomodates hardware and operating system heterogeneity without necessarily unifying heterogeneous system features. In describing the essentials of the DAPHNE approach we concentrate on the semantics of heterogeneous distributed programs and on the difficulties encountered in implementing DAPHNE on top of standard operating systems. Several requirements for the functionality of system interfaces are derived.
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Löhr, KP., Nentwig, L., Müller, J. (1990). DAPHNE support for distributed computing in heterogeneous environments. In: Schröder-Preikschat, W., Zimmer, W. (eds) Progress in Distributed Operating Systems and Distributed Systems Management. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 433. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-52609-9_81
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