Title :
Gearing up for the virtual computer
Author :
Tucker, Allen B.
Author_Institution :
Bowdoin Coll., Brunswick, ME, USA
Abstract :
The ultimate virtual computer will not model a Turing machine or even one of today´s desktop computers. This computer will model complex systems that interact with people and respond to outside events continuously over time. This computational model will have a highly parallel/asynchronous architecture. Its components will interact through a future incarnation of the Internet. The paper discusses the Legion project that aims to realise the interactive/multiprocess model by meeting several design objectives. It considers how Java has all the potential programmers need to design complex systems that reflect the interactive/multiprocess model
Keywords :
Internet; object-oriented languages; object-oriented programming; parallel architectures; parallel machines; virtual machines; Internet; Java; Legion project; asynchronous architecture; complex systems; computational model; desktop computers; interactive multiprocess model; object oriented programming; parallel architecture; virtual computer; Computer applications; Computer science; Computer vision; Distributed computing; Electronic commerce; Internet; Java; Power engineering and energy; Software libraries; Transaction databases;
Journal_Title :
Potentials, IEEE
