The Athena Technical Plan

The Athena Technical Plan
(A multi-section loose-leaf notebook)

Jerome H. Saltzer, editor, and also author or co-author of some sections

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Notebook Cover, September 18, 1985.
designed by Linda Merims. Cover (PDF).
Title Page, July 31, 1987.
Title Page (PDF).
Table of Contents, July 31, 1987.
Contents (PDF).
A. Introduction to the Athena Technical Plan, November 17, 1986.
by J. H. Saltzer. Section A (PDF).
B. Technical Objectives and Requirements, July 23, 1987.
by S. R. Lerman and J. H. Saltzer. Section B (PDF).
C. Project Athena's Model of Computation, September 16, 1985.
by E. E. Balkovich, R. P. Parmelee, and J. H. Saltzer. Section C (PDF).
C.6. The Athena File Storage Model, DRAFT 4, February 17, 1987.
by J. H. Saltzer. Draft of Section C.6 (PDF).
D. Evolution to the Athena Workstation Model: An Overview of the Development Plan, March 6, 1986.
by J. H. Saltzer. Section D (PDF)
D.4. Evolution to the Athena Workstation Model: An Overview of the 1988-1991 Continuation Plan, April 21, 1988.
by J. H. Saltzer. Reconstructed Section D.4 (PDF). ASCII text version.
E.1. The Service Management System, DRAFT, August 6, 1987.
by Peter Levine, Michael R. Retzinger, Jean Marie Diaz, Bill Sommerfeld, and Ken Raeburn. Section E.1 (PDF).
E.2.1. Kerberos Authentication and Authorization System, October 27, 1988.
by S. P. Miller, B. C. Neuman, J. I. Schiller, and J. H. Saltzer. Section E.2.1 (PDF)
E.2.2. Kerberos Applications, April 9, 1987.
by S. P. Miller, B. C. Neuman, J. I. Schiller, and J. H. Saltzer. Reconstructed Section E.2.2 (PDF).
e.2.3. Hesiod Name Service, July 22, 1987.
by Steven P. Dyer and Felix S. Hsu. Section E.2.3 (PDF).
E.3.1. Remote Virtual Disk Upgrade, November 13, 1986.
by J. H. Saltzer Section E.3.1 (PDF).
E.4.1. Zephyr Notification Service, June 5, 1989.
by C. Anthony DellaFera, John T. Kohl, Mark W. Eichin, Robert S. French, David C. Jedlinsky, and William E. Sommerfeld.
Section E.4.1 (PDF).
E.4.2. Electronic Mail Service, August 14, 1987.
by R. Hoffmann, J. I. Schiller, and J. H. Saltzer Section E.4.2 (PDF).
F.1.1. Display Management: The X Window System, October 29, 1986.
by Robert W. Scheifler and Jim Gettys. Section F.1.1 (PDF).
F.2.2. Toehold System, DRAFT, Undated.
by Jim Aspnes, John K. Bartholomew, and William J. Bryant Draft of Section F.1.1 (PDF).
G.1.1. Athena Changes to Berkeley 4.3 UNIX™, DRAFT, November 4, 1986.
by Win Treese. Draft of Section G.1.1 (PDF).
G.1.2. Athena Changes to Digital 2.0 Ultrix™, DRAFT, April 13, 1987.
by Win Treese. Draft of Section G.1.2 (PDF).
H.1. Protection of Third-Party Software, November 6, 1985.
by J. H. Saltzer. Section H.1 (PDF).
J. Athena Standards and Specifications, November 7. 1987.
by J. H. Saltzer. Section J, Section J (PDF).
K.3. Server Deployment Plan, DRAFT June 1, 1987.
by J. H. Saltzer. Reconstructed draft of Section K.3 (PDF).

The following sections of The Athena Technical Plan are listed in the Table of Contents as "in preparation" but drafts have not been located:

Workstation system, Section F.2.1.
Generating System Software, Section H.2.
Workstation configuration, Section K.2.

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The Athena Technical Plan (A multi-section loose-leaf notebook)

Jerome H. Saltzer, editor, and also author or co-author of some sections

The Athena Technical Plan
(A multi-section loose-leaf notebook)