Digital Technical Journal

This issue, titled "Distributed Systems" and published in June 1989, contains nine technical papers regarding the architecture, implementation, and performance evaluation of Digital's distributed system product line. Major topics covered include:

• VAX Distributed Name Service (DNS): Architecture and design for a scalable, global directory system.
• VAX Distributed File Service (DFS): Design and implementation of a file system that provides transparent, high-performance remote access to files.
• Remote System Management (RSM): A product for centralized software distribution, file backup, and system administration.
• MAILbus: The evolution of a message-handling system supporting multi-vendor environments.
• VAX/VMS Services for MS-DOS: Integration of PCs into the VAX/VMS environment.
• WAVE Tools Base: A reusable environment for testing communication protocols.
• Performance Evaluation: A series of papers and case studies on methods, tools, and models (including queuing network models) used to analyze performance for products like DNS, DFS, RSM, and the DECnet/SNA gateway.

The journal also includes biographies of the contributors and references to relevant technical documentation.