Artifact Details

Title

Women in computing: program structure in distributed systems

Catalog Number

102624789

Type

Moving Image

Description

From University Video Communications' catalog:

"Barbara Liskov explains how the THOR object-oriented database system allows programs written in different programming languages and running on different nodes of a network to share abstract persistent objects that are stored in highly reliable and available storage. She also discusses how a system like THOR can significantly simplify the job of implementing applications on the Internet."

Date

1994-06

Credits

Liskov, Barbara

Publisher

University Video Communications

Duration

00:46:30

Format

Betacam SP

Copyright Holder

Computer History Museum

Category

Lecture

Series Title

University Video Communications: Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference

Credit

Gift of University Video Communications

Lot Number

X6636.2013