An overview of the distributed computer network
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TL;DR
The DCN now supports several programming languages and applications packages, and many of the components of the Disk Operating System for the PDP11 can be executed in a special emulator-type virtual process now being constructed for this purpose.
Abstract
The Distributed Computer Network (DCN) is a resource-sharing computer network which includes a number of DEC PDP11 computers. The DCN supports a number of processes in a multiprogrammed virtual environment. Processes can communicate with each other and interface with this environment in a manner which is independent of their residence within a particular computer. Resources such as processors, devices and storage media can be remotely accessed and shared so as to provide increased reliability, flexibility and system utilization.