Andrew File System

Not to be confused with the Apple File System, also abbreviated AFS.

The Andrew File System (AFS) is a distributed file system which uses a set of trusted servers to present a homogeneous, location-transparent file name space to all the client workstations. It was developed by Carnegie Mellon University as part of the Andrew Project.[1] Originally named "Vice",[2] "Andrew" refers to Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon. Its primary use is in distributed computing.

  1. ^ What is Andrew Archived September 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - part of CMU's official site chronicling the history of the Andrew Project.
  2. ^ Garfinkel, Simson L. (May–June 1989). "Ripples Across the Academic Market" (PDF). Technology Review. pp. 9–13. Retrieved 25 January 2016.