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.OH 'LEARN \(em Computer-Aided Instruction on UNIX''USD:2-%'
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....TM "79-1274-xx 79-1273-yy" 39199 39199-11
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.TL
LEARN \(em Computer-Aided Instruction on UNIX
.br
(Second Edition)
.AU "MH 2C-518" 6021
Brian W. Kernighan
.AU "MH 2C-569" 6377
Michael E. Lesk
.AI
.MH
.AB
.PP
This paper describes the
second version of the
.I
learn
.R
program for interpreting CAI
scripts on
the
.UX 
operating system,
and a set of scripts that provide a computerized introduction
to the system.
.PP
Six current scripts cover basic commands and file
handling, the editor, additional file handling commands, the
.I
eqn
.R
program for mathematical
typing,
the ``\-ms'' package of formatting macros,
and an introduction to the C programming language.
These scripts now include a total of
about 530 lessons.
.PP
Many users from a wide variety of backgrounds have used
.I learn
to acquire basic UNIX skills.
Most usage involves the first two scripts,
an introduction to
.UX
files and commands, and
the
.UX
editor.
.PP
The second version of
.I learn
is about four times faster than the previous one
in CPU utilization,
and much faster in perceived time
because of better overlap of computing and printing.
It also requires less file space than the first version.
Many of the lessons have been revised;
new material has been added to reflect changes
and enhancements in 
.UX
itself.
Script-writing is also easier
because of revisions to the script language.
.AE
.CS 11 2 13 4 0 0
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	3	.EH 'USD:2-%''LEARN \(em Computer-Aided Instruction on UNIX'
	4	.OH 'LEARN \(em Computer-Aided Instruction on UNIX''USD:2-%'
	5	.\".RP
	6	....TM "79-1274-xx 79-1273-yy" 39199 39199-11
	7	....ND June 18, 1976
	8	....TM "76-1274-6 76-1273-5" 39199 39199-11
	9	.TL
	10	LEARN \(em Computer-Aided Instruction on UNIX
	11	.br
	12	(Second Edition)
	13	.AU "MH 2C-518" 6021
	14	Brian W. Kernighan
	15	.AU "MH 2C-569" 6377
	16	Michael E. Lesk
	17	.AI
	18	.MH
	19	.AB
	20	.PP
	21	This paper describes the
	22	second version of the
	23	.I
	24	learn
	25	.R
	26	program for interpreting CAI
	27	scripts on
	28	the
	29	.UX
	30	operating system,
	31	and a set of scripts that provide a computerized introduction
	32	to the system.
	33	.PP
	34	Six current scripts cover basic commands and file
	35	handling, the editor, additional file handling commands, the
	36	.I
	37	eqn
	38	.R
	39	program for mathematical
	40	typing,
	41	the ``\-ms'' package of formatting macros,
	42	and an introduction to the C programming language.
	43	These scripts now include a total of
	44	about 530 lessons.
	45	.PP
	46	Many users from a wide variety of backgrounds have used
	47	.I learn
	48	to acquire basic UNIX skills.
	49	Most usage involves the first two scripts,
	50	an introduction to
	51	.UX
	52	files and commands, and
	53	the
	54	.UX
	55	editor.
	56	.PP
	57	The second version of
	58	.I learn
	59	is about four times faster than the previous one
	60	in CPU utilization,
	61	and much faster in perceived time
	62	because of better overlap of computing and printing.
	63	It also requires less file space than the first version.
	64	Many of the lessons have been revised;
	65	new material has been added to reflect changes
66	and enhancements in
67	.UX
68	itself.
69	Script-writing is also easier
70	because of revisions to the script language.
71	.AE
72	.CS 11 2 13 4 0 0