An object/message model for the development of integrated workstation software

Authors:
Kathleen Taylor;Michael A. Bauer
Affiliations:
Department of Computer Science, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7;Department of Computer Science, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7
Venue:
SIGSMALL '90 Proceedings of the 1990 ACM SIGSMALL/PC symposium on Small systems
Year:
1990

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Abstract

There is a need for expandable, integrated workstation environments which are simple and straight-forward to use but which can be modified to accommodate a particular user's needs. In this paper, a model is proposed for the development of integrated workstation software. Integration is achieved through message passing and by encapsulating information in objects. The applications communicate with a mediator rather than each other. The mediator has descriptions of the objects being transferred and can carry out intermediate operations on the data when necessary. This paper introduces the basic concepts of the model, and briefly discusses a prototype and the future implications of this approach.