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Topic: actor machines

topics > computer science > computer hardware > Group: machine model



Group:
artificial intelligence
Group:
coordination system
Group:
object-oriented programming

Topic:
artificial neuron nets
Topic:
asynchronous processing
Topic:
co-routines
Topic:
communicating sequential processes
Topic:
data flow machines
Topic:
event controlled processing
Topic:
mobile code
Topic:
multiple processors
Topic:
parameter passing by message
Topic:
Petri net
Topic:
process migration
Topic:
robot programming
Topic:
roles
Topic:
sending an object across a network
Topic:
shared objects

Summary

Actor machines consist of independent units modifying a neighborhood, and moving to new locations. Actors communicate by sharing a neighborhood. They tend to be pictorial machines more interesting for their behavior than for practical work. For instance the LIFE program consists of nodes created and destroyed by neighboring nodes.

Advantages-- Actor machines provide models for a real world with active entities. (cbb 5/80)

Subtopic: daemons up

QuoteRef: pfisGF6_1976 ;;1 picture made up of picture modules containing event driven procedures (daemons)

Subtopic: autonomous scanners up

QuoteRef: sammJE_1969 ;;644 scanners which sit on surface and move about with ability to test and change surface and relative positioning

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Topic: artificial neuron nets (29 items)
Topic: asynchronous processing (30 items)
Topic: co-routines (13 items)
Topic: communicating sequential processes (33 items)
Topic: data flow machines (14 items)
Topic: event controlled processing (46 items)
Topic: mobile code (14 items)
Topic: multiple processors (10 items)
Topic: parameter passing by message (31 items)
Topic: Petri net (44 items)
Topic: process migration (3 items)
Topic: robot programming (20 items)
Topic: roles (21 items)
Topic: sending an object across a network (11 items)
Topic: shared objects
(13 items)


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