[42410] in Cypherpunks
COS_sec
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Young)
Fri Oct 27 00:24:04 1995
From: John Young <jya@pipeline.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 22:19:23 -0400
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
10-23-95. NYPaper:
"An operating system to keep the wide spaces open while
providing security. Providing tools to build hangouts in
cyberspace, protected by encryption." Denise Caruso's
column.
Electric Communities began work began in 1993 on the
Cyberspace Operating System, or COS, designed to manage
the resources of shared computing -- like security and
bandwidth -- just as operating systems like the
Macintosh OS or Windows 95 manage resources inside a
desktop PC. The team is inventing some technology,
including a programming language (compatible with Sun
Microsystems' new Java language for Internet
applications) and a design concept for software building
blocks which it is in the process of patenting. In
addition, staff cryptographers are weaving encryption
throughout the system to make it absolutely secure and
private.
COS_sec (6 kb)
