Pact is a parallel programming environment with virtual shared memory
support, dynamic data-dependent load-balancing and software-based
fault-tolerance.

This directory contains the following published articles:

Compcon93.ps.Z:

Joachim Maier.  Fault Tolerance Lessons Applied to Parallel Computing.
In Proceedings of the Compcon '93, S. 244-252, San Francisco, February
1993.

SMSTPE93.ps.Z:

Joachim Maier.  Pact - a Fault Tolerant Parallel Programming
Environment.  In Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop
Software for Multiprocessors & Supercomputers: Theory, Practice,
Experience, St. Petersburg, February 1993.

ISUG93.ps.Z:

Joachim Maier.  The Pact Fault-Tolerant Parallel Programming
Environment for the Paragon.  In Proceedings of the ISUG 1993 Annual
Users' Conference, St. Louis, Ma., October 1993.

FTPDS94.ps.Z:

Joachim Maier. Fault-Tolerant Parallel Programming with Atomic
Actions.  In D. R. Avresky, editor, Fault-Tolerant Parallel and
Distributed Systems.  IEEE Computer Society Press, 1994.