Welcome to the message of the day.  If you have made it this far, you are
doing fine.


Prof. Hougen, 29 August 2005

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please note that the schedule has been revised.

The first project has been posted to the class web pages.


Prof. Hougen, 13 September 2005

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

A note from one of your fellow students that may prove useful:

    In your intro to OS class, you invited us to name any good Unix
    resources we might have run across. For me, the best beginning Linux
    material has come from the LDP (Linux Documentation Project).
    Specifically, this online manual looks pretty good:
    http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html
    
    Perhaps the best part is that it gives a list of other resources in the
    appendix (and it's free).
    
    Hope this proves useful.


Prof. Hougen, 15 September 2005

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

As promised in class this morning, I have enabled the discussion section of
the D2L website for this class.  You may use this to find partners for the
project, discuss the project, and discuss other matters related to the
course.


Prof. Hougen, 15 September 2005

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Project 2 has been added to the class website.


Prof. Hougen, 11 October 2005

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

As discussed in class this morning, Project 3 has been added to the class
website.

Project 4 has also been added to the class website.  As discussed in class
this morning, Project 4 differs from Project 3 only insofar as Project 4
does not permit the use of temporary files to pass data from your program
to the email software, whereas Project 3 does permit their use.

Projects 3 and 4 are both due at the same time on the same date.  In fact,
you can turn in the same source code and executable for both, if you choose
to do so.  However, you may also choose to turn in different source code
and executables for the two projects, if you find that the use of temporary
files makes it easier for you to complete Project 3.  In either case, you
should turn in two separate assignments (one tar file for each project
including source, executable, and writeup) and the writeups will be
somewhat different.  You should be sure in each writeup to specify whether
the source code has been modified from Project 3 to Project 4.


Prof. Hougen, 8 November 2005

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Due to scheduling conflicts, I will need to move three scheduled office
hours to different times and/or dates.  I will not hold office hours at the
following dates and times:
    Friday, Nov. 18, 4:30 - 5:30
    Tuesday, Nov. 22, 10:30 - 11:30
    Tuesday, Nov. 29, 10:30 - 11:30

To make up for the missed times above, I will add the following office
hours:
    Thursday, Nov. 17, 1:30 - 2:30
    Tuesday, Nov. 29, 1:30 - 3:30

Prof. Hougen, 14 November 2005

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Unfortunately, I need to change these times again.  The two adjoining
office hours scheduled above will be moved:
    Tuesday, Nov. 29, 1:30 - 3:30
They will be moved an hour later:
    Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2:30 - 4:30

Prof. Hougen, 15 November 2005

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Unfortunately, I need to change these times yet again.  The single office
hour scheduled above for tomorrow afternoon will be moved:
    Thursday, Nov. 17, 1:30 - 2:30
It will also be moved one hour later:
    Thursday, Nov. 17, 2:30 - 3:30

My apologies for the repeated moves and late notice.

Prof. Hougen, 16 November 2005

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

The video of the memory management lecture has been added to the class web
pages.


Prof. Hougen, 30 November 2005