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Article #26Re: Def. of the term " FIRMWARE " !!!!
From: Edward Vielmetti
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1992 03:14
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1992 03:14
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David Mark (dmark@acsu.buffalo.edu) wrote:
:
: When I give
: take-homes, I normally give them as open book, but state explicitly in
: the instructions that the student may not solict or receive direct assistance
: from other living persons. That would include email and usenet.
how about searching through back archives of old e-mail and usenet postings?
i am quite certain that if the 'alt.folklore.computers' group were available
in a WAIS archive that a search for 'firmware' would generate enough answers
to keep you busy for a bit.
it would be better (imho) to teach students how to do proper research on
the nets than it would be to forbid them to use it at all. the well-turned
question and the skill in phrasing it are quite valuable, and best learned
by practice. better also to sic them at high volume groups that their
professors don't read :)
Edward Vielmetti, vice president for research, Msen Inc. emv@Msen.com
Msen Inc., 628 Brooks, Ann Arbor MI 48103 +1 313 998 GLOB
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