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Kernel-independent Unix system software
In computing, the File Alteration Monitor, also known as FAM and sgi_fam, provides a subsystem developed by Silicon Graphics for Unix-like operating systems. The FAM subsystem allows applications to watch certain files and be notified when they are modified. This greatly aids the applications, because before FAM existed, such applications would have to read the disk repeatedly to detect any changes, which resulted in high disk and CPU usage. Wikipedia →
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The Conspirators HierarchyJohn Coleman · 1992
Treaty Occupationay ToxicologySuelen Queiroz · 2010
Linux Server SecurityChris Binnie · 2016
Understanding Computers Today and TomorrowDeborah Morley · 2003
Awareness Techniques - Book 1William Swygard · 1975
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