DIPC allows an application programmer to easily
(transparently) send and receive data, synchronise
using semaphores, and use a shared memory over a
network. Distributed computing is thus made very
easy. DIPC modifies System V's message queues,
semaphores, and shared memory segments so that
they can operate not just within a single
computer, but over a cluster of computers. The
programming model is very similar to that of a
group of processes running on the same computer
and exchanging data.
