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A low-tech introduction to operating systems

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Operating systems can be taught using DOS as the basis for an introductory course. This approach is both practical and pedagogically sound. It leads to a course which is valuable both as a terminal course on operating systems and as the basis for further theoretical study. It is possible to use DOS as an environment for teaching rudiments of multitasking.

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        cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
        ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 27, Issue 1
        March 1995
        402 pages
        ISSN:0097-8418
        DOI:10.1145/199691
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        • cover image ACM Conferences
          SIGCSE '95: Proceedings of the twenty-sixth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
          March 1995
          436 pages
          ISBN:089791693X
          DOI:10.1145/199688
          • Chairman:
          • Cary Laxer,
          • Editors:
          • Curt M. White,
          • James E. Miller,
          • Judy Gersting

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