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Aucbvax.2264 fa.works utzoo!duke!decvax!ucbvax!works Mon Jul 13 07:11:18 1981 Chaos net information >From dlw@MIT-AI Mon Jul 13 07:03:25 1981 A while ago I asked whether there was anyone who wanted to know more about the Chaosnet. I got about eight answers, and I'm sorry I have taken so long to respond. It seems like the best thing to do is just tell everyone about the paper that now exists and explains everything about the Chaosnet.

The paper is called "Chaosnet", by David A. Moon. The abstract is as follows:

Chaosnet is a local network, that is, a system for communi- cation among a group of computers located within about 1000 meters of each other. Originally developed by the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory as the internal communications medium of the Lisp Machine system, it has since come to be used to link a variety of machines around MIT and elsewhere.

This memo describes both the hardware and the software protocols. It is intended to be the definitive documentation for Chaosnet.

You can order a hardcopy of this paper from the A.I. Lab by asking for A.I. Memo 628. The address is:

Donna Barry AI Laboratory 545 Technology Sq., Rm. 908 Cambridge, MA 02139.

Unfortunately I do not know the price. The prices tend to be around $3, but I cannot find a copy of the price list anywhere at the moment. You could call up and ask (617-253-1000 and ask for Donna Barry during business hours before 3 pm.)

[ The price of A.I. Memo 628 by David Moon is $2.50. -- RDD ]

Alternatively you can get the pre-text-justified source file, which is on MIT-AI, file name "MOON; AMBER >". This is harder to read but it is on-line and free.

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