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Supporting object interaction in heterogeneous distributed systems. / Lea, Rodger; Walpole, Jonathan.
In: Computer Communications, Vol. 13, No. 6, 06.1990, p. 365-373.

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Lea, R & Walpole, J 1990, 'Supporting object interaction in heterogeneous distributed systems', Computer Communications, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 365-373. https://doi.org/10.1016/0140-3664(90)90059-P

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Lea, R., & Walpole, J. (1990). Supporting object interaction in heterogeneous distributed systems. Computer Communications, 13(6), 365-373. https://doi.org/10.1016/0140-3664(90)90059-P

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Lea R, Walpole J. Supporting object interaction in heterogeneous distributed systems. Computer Communications. 1990 Jun;13(6):365-373. doi: 10.1016/0140-3664(90)90059-P

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Lea, Rodger ; Walpole, Jonathan. / Supporting object interaction in heterogeneous distributed systems. In: Computer Communications. 1990 ; Vol. 13, No. 6. pp. 365-373.

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