1 Introduction

This reference manual describes the BETA distribution library. The distribution library allows easy implementation of distributed BETA programs exchanging object references across process and machine boundaries.

This manual describes the usage of the library through descriptions of a number of demo programs. In addition the manual is a reference manual, and provides the necessary technical details to be able to use the library efficiently. For a description of the general distribution model on which the library is based, see [Brandt 93]. For implementation details, see [Brandt 94].