@TechReport{wilkes:datamesh, author = {John Wilkes}, title = {{DataMesh}--- scope and objectives: a commentary}, year = {1989}, month = {July}, number = {HP-DSD-89-44}, institution = {Hewlett-Packard}, later = {wilkes:datamesh1}, keywords = {parallel I/O, distributed file system, disk caching, heterogeneous file system, pario-bib}, comment = {Hooks a heterogeneous set of storage devices together over a fast interconnect, each with its own identical processor. The whole would then act as a file server for a network. Data storage devices would range from fast to slow (e.g. optical jukebox), varying availability, etc.. Many ideas here but few concrete suggestions. Very little mention of algorithms they might use to control the thing. See also wilkes:datamesh1, cao:tickertaip, chao:datamesh, wilkes:houses, wilkes:lessons.} }