Proposed Meeting
An announcement of a working meeting about LIL and the TSP system.
Nemeth, A.G., "Proposed Meeting", RFC 43, DOI 10.17487/RFC0043, April 1970, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc43>.
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series = {Request for Comments},
number = 43,
howpublished = {RFC 43},
publisher = {RFC Editor},
doi = {10.17487/RFC0043},
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author = {A.G. Nemeth},
title = {{Proposed Meeting}},
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year = 1970,
month = apr,
} RFC text
Network Working Group A. G. Nemeth
Request for Comments: 43 M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory
8 April 1970
Proposed Meeting
On Friday, 8 May 1970, at 9:30 AM a meeting at M.I.T. Lincoln
Laboratory is proposed. A description of LIL (Local Interaction
Language) for the TSP (Terminal Support Processor) system will be
presented.
The purpose of the TSP system is to provide a flexible I/O
capability for network users. In order to achieve maximum flexibility,
the system is user-programmable in an interpretable language called
LIL.
LIL has the appropriate primitives for manipulating tree
structures (for interactive graphics) as well as message-oriented
I/O. The general purpose portion of the language is used to specify
the I/O handlers and the display structures.
A discussion of the problems of handling interactive programs
over the ARPA network will follow.
This conference is intended as a working group and each host
should send as few or as many individuals as are actively
interested. A working document on LIL will be mailed about a week in
advance to interested individuals.
Anyone interested in attending and/or receiving the documents
should contact A. G. Nemeth (x7354) or J. Forgie (x7173) at
M.I.T. Lincoln Labs, Lexington, Mass. 02173, (617) 862-5500.
[This RFC was put into machine readable form for entry into the RFC
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§1A Proposed Working Meeting
The note proposes a meeting at MIT Lincoln Laboratory on Friday, 8 May 1970, at 9:30 AM. A description of the Local Interaction Language (LIL) for the Terminal Support Processor (TSP) system will be presented.
The meeting is intended as a working group, and each host may send as many or as few interested people as it wishes.
The note invites interested people to a working meeting about LIL and the TSP system. It is an announcement of a planned meeting, not a report of its results.
§1The TSP System and LIL
The TSP system is intended to provide flexible input and output for network users. The note says that users can program it in an interpretable language called LIL.
LIL includes primitives for manipulating tree structures for interactive graphics and for message-oriented input and output. Its general-purpose features specify input/output handlers and display structures.
The TSP system is meant to give network users flexible ways to send and receive information. LIL lets users describe input/output behavior and display structures, including tree structures for interactive graphics.
§1Interactive Programs on the Network
The proposed meeting will include a discussion of problems in handling interactive programs over the ARPA Network. The note does not list specific solutions to those problems.
A working document on LIL is to be mailed to interested people about a week before the meeting.
The meeting will discuss the challenges of running interactive programs over the network. The announcement does not say what conclusions the group will reach.