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A course in minicomputer systems

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The study of minicomputer systems in a laboratory environment has been considered by both Electrical Engineering [1], and Computer Science [2] departments. In a summary of the COSINE Committee report on Digital Laboratories, Booth [1] points out that since minicomputers are becoming an integral part of many industrial systems, it is mandatory that students be made aware of the principles of such systems. Further, Booth suggests that the best way to accomplish this is in a projects-oriented laboratory environment. We certainly agree with his statement that “A successfully completed project thus gives the student a sense of accomplishment that is hard to duplicate in any other educational situation.”

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        cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
        ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 5, Issue 1
        Proceedings of the 3rd SIGCSE symposium on Computer science education
        February 1973
        171 pages
        ISSN:0097-8418
        DOI:10.1145/953053
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          SIGCSE '73: Proceedings of the third SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
          January 1973
          185 pages
          ISBN:9781450373753
          DOI:10.1145/800010

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