VMS File System Internals (VAX - VMS Series) [Paperback]

Kirby McCoy (Author)

Book Description

Series: VAX - VMS Series | Publication Date: July 13, 1990

An important addition to your VAX/VMS library.


For software specialists, system programmers, applications designers, and other computer professionals, here is a welcome in-depth study of the VMS file system, Version 5.2. You'll find it helpful in understanding the data structures, algorithms,
interfaces to, and basic synchronization mechanisms of the VMS file system - that part of the operating system responsible for storing and managing files and information in memory and in secondary storage. The book is also fascinating as a case study of
the VMS implementation of a file system.

Product Details

• Paperback: 460 pages
• Publisher: Digital Press (July 13, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555580564
• ISBN-13: 978-1555580568
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,462,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for anyone developing a file system, October 1, 1999

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This review is from: VMS File System Internals (Paperback)

File system design and development has been considered "black magic" in the computer industry and subsequently, there are not many books available on the subject. This one is a classic. Kirby McCoy does a great job of covering the VMS file system structure, its interface and its interaction with the operating system. Microsoft Windows NT(r)(tm) is arcitected very much like VMS. Anyone developing a file system should own this book. Anyone developing kernel-level componentes for Windows NT should own this book; if only for a historical perspective.

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive, comprehensive and well written, August 24, 2000

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T. D. Welsh (Basingstoke, Hampshire UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: VMS File System Internals (Paperback)

The VMS file system is one of the most important aspects of that much underrated operating system. While a lot has changed since this book was published - mainly additions and improvements - it still provides the best explanation you are likely to find. As one of Digital's top technical writers, the author follows Einstein's advice in simplifying everything as far as possible, but no further. How authoritative is the book? Well, the software engineers responsible for maintaining the VMS file system used to rely on the author as a source of information when they were in doubt, so you are probably safe to do likewise.