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From: Andrew Perry <andrew@python.shoal.net.au>
To: Dave Hummel <HUMMDN36@BUFFALOSTATE.EDU>
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Subject: Re: Doing presentation on BSD, any suggestions?
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Andrew Perry

> 
> I have to do a presentation in my systems analysis class, and I am planning
> to do a presentation on BSD.
> 
> The audience: Systems Analysis type (as opposed to hackers), who know very
>               little about UNIX, except for how to write a few shell scripts.
>               (As this was the emphasis of their intro to UNIX).
> 
> Because the class is systems analysis, and because I only have 20 minutes
> I will probably only spend about about 5 minutes on stability and use as 
> a networking powerhouse. I plan to include an introduction to X, which I
> know for a fact nobody knows anything about, and am considering the following:
> 
> - Use of *BSD as basis for new operating systems (Rhapsody)
> - Use of *BSD in artificial intelligence
> - Use of *BSD in industry --> I plan to concentrate on areas other than
>                               Internet servers, but if someone can throw
>                               me a few more names like Yahoo! and Walnut Creek,
>                               I would do a blurb about them.
> - Use of *BSD in serious research areas. I guess this would be engineering and
>                                          science.
> 
> I'm sure I can find some information on the net, but tapping into the excellent
> BSD brain-pool is too tempting. This presentation may spark a bit of interest
> in BSD (although my audience is only about 25 ppl), so if you can toss me a 
> URL or two, I'd appreciate it.
> 
> 
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