OpenVMS Operating System Concepts, Second Edition (HP Technologies) [Paperback]

David Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 3, 1997 | ISBN-10: 1555581579 | ISBN-13: 978-1555581572 | Edition: 2

OpenVMS Operating System Concepts, Second Edition uses a new approach to explain the OpenVMS operating system. Combining discussions of operating system theory with examples of its applications in key OpenVMS operating system facilities, the book provides a thoughtful introduction for application programmers, systems managers, and students. The books shows how OpenVMS system services can tap the power of operating system facilities to perform critical tasks on behalf of applications. It has been updated for OpenVMS and gives program examples in C.



· Updated for OpenVMS
· Shows program examples in C

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About the Author

David Donald Miller is currently employed at Raytheon Systems in Tucson, AZ, as a Principal Software Engineer. For more than 15 years he was a computer science professor at Bemidji State University (in Bemidji, MN), where he created and managed an OpenVMS cluster laboratory. Mr. Miller also has 20 years of aerospace experience in various software engineering positions. He is the author of OpenVMS Operating System Concepts from Digital Press, and is currently at work with Steve Hoffman on the second edition of Lawrence Baldwin's OpenVMS System Management Guide, forthcoming from Digital Press.

Product Details

• Paperback: 541 pages
• Publisher: Digital Press; 2 edition (June 3, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555581579
• ISBN-13: 978-1555581572
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,261,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: OpenVMS Operating System Concepts, Second Edition (HP Technologies) (Paperback)

This book was created as a text book on Operating Systems, using OpenVMS as their example. It has a few, short, demonstration programs in 'C' (one for each of 10 chapters). It covers the theory and VMS implementation of many OS mechanisms, including Processes, Security, I/O, and VMS Disk useage. It has an excellent summary of the history of DEC operating systems.
It is an excellent tutorial for VMS theory and mechanics.
However, you should be aware that there are not enough coding examples for this to serve as a coding resource for VMS.