From: kennyl@dmssyd.syd.dms.CSIRO.AU (Kenny Leung) Subject: Re: To Linus, Lions book? Date: 8 Jul 1992 01:15:39 GMT
In article <hanson.710524330@pogo>, hanson@pogo.fnal.gov (Steve Hanson) writes:
|> Er - we're talking about different books here. The "Lion" book
|> referred to originally is undoubtedly the fabled "Lion" book that includes
|> the source code line for line for - er - memory fails me, but probably
|> version 6 or something along those lines. The book isn't available
|> because it includes all the UNIX source code. It's been out of
|> print and more or less a collector's item for years. It was originally
|> written as a course textbook for a course taught at a site that
|> HAD a source license.
|>
|> In any case - UNIX is real different these days. Not that I wouldn't
|> love to own a copy, though.
|> --
|> Steve Hanson - FERMILAB, Batavia, Il. (708)840-8043
|> hanson@pogo.fnal.gov or hanson@fnal.fnal.gov
The "Lions" book was written by John Lions at the University of New South Wales,
Australia. He taught the OS course there up until 89. I was studying there
at the time and he was still using that book. It was outdated but at least
it was easy to understand. I still have my copy.
Cheers,
Kenny.