ITSC 1305 — PC Operating Systems

Textbook link

Hello my ITSC1305 PC Operating Systems students,

The correct text for this course is the “Windows XP Command Line”, ISBN: 1-887902-82-1.

I do not require my students to buy the second ‘Linux’ textbook. The cost of textbooks is high enough these days.

If the textbook is not available at the bookstore … use the web site https://isbn.nu/1-887902-82-1

You will find the textbook listed in prices ranging from: $10.38 Amazon.com (Marketplace) − to: $145.85 (Amazon.co.uk). You can usually pick up the textbook easily for under $30.

NOW... Please do not make a criminal out of me!
I have permission to distribute an eBook (.pdf file) version of the textbook to my students as a convenience for online learning −if the students BUY the ‘printed’ version of the textbook for the license.

Again … Please do not make a criminal out of me!
For those students who do not have their textbook yet (BUT will be buying one) −and need the textbook this week/ weekend to read and take the Quizzes for Chapters 1 and 2; You can download the eBook version of the textbook by using an Easter egg. An Easter egg is an option or item, hidden in plain site, on a web page.

Simply point your mouse to the icon/picture of the Blue textbook on our class Canvas home page, Right-click, then select “Save link as…” −this will download the electronic textbook “19281134-Windows-Xp-Command-Line.pdf”.

Download your textbook to your smartphone too. That way you can access/read/study your textbook from your smartphone as well.

BUY a printed copy of the textbook. This is a requirement of the course!

−Prof Michael P. Harris