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From: k%latech@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Kevin P. Dankwardt)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re:  Teaching experiences wanted
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Date: 10 Jan 91 07:16:44 GMT
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I assign several Minix related projects each year. I always
discuss the code in the book and then tell the students to
check the online code to make sure that the code they write
will work. 

I find using the code in the book quite useful in showing students
actual code that accomplishes operating system functions. Whether 
the code is or is not the most recent version is not critical. From 
what I can tell, however, the essential approaches and ideas have
not changed.

There has always been a need to look at source on disk anyway
since everything was not included in the book. For example,
"sendrec.s" is an important file when you want the students 
to understand the sequence of events from a system call in
a user program to the eventual accomplishment of the request
by Minix.

Regards,
Kevin Dankwardt
k@latech.edu