
Will there be a funding form submitted for this activity?: 

	No

Activity Name:

	Introduction to UNIX Software Development

What category would you like your activity listed under (please check one)

_X_ Computer Languages & Applications

Preregistration:

	NONE

Prerequisites: (skip to next section if not applicable)

        prerequisites: basic knowledge of C and UNIX
        activity designed for freshmen?  No, but it may be of interest to them
                
Particpants selected by which of the following: (skip if not applicable)

	N/A

**** In the following sections where an "affiliation number" is 
required,
use the following table:

        1. MIT Professor        7. Freshman
        2. Sr. Lecturer         8. Sophomore
        3. Instruct. staff      9. Junior
        4. Research staff       10. Senior
        5. Staff                11. Other MIT
        6. Graduate Student     12. non-MIT


Leader(s)  (Person(s) responsible for conducting the activity)

        1. Name: Erik Nygren (nygren@mit.edu)
           MIT Room: w20-557
           Phone: x3-7788  (home 225-9297, but do not print in guide)
           Affiliation number (see list above): 9

        2. Name: Michael Whitson (mwhitson@mit.edu)
           MIT Room: w20-557
           Phone: x3-7788 
           Affiliation number: 8

Contact (If other than listed above, person(s) responsible for
        answering questions, taking registration info, etc)
        
	Same (do not print home phone #'s in guide)

Sponsor: (Responsible MIT Department, Lab, Center, Office, Group or 
Individual)

           Name: Student Information Processing Board

(If the leader and contact of this activity are not affiliated with MIT, 
please list a sponsoring MIT individual to be contacted as necessary.)

	N/A        

Schedule (Note: for lecture series with different topics at each 
meeting,
          use the SUBLISTING section below for schedule information)
         (Also note: MONDAY, JANUARY 17 is an Institute holiday)

        (example: Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 9-Feb 3, 10am-2pm, 6-120)

Schedule:

        For all meetings:   Tue, Thu, Jan 17, Jan 19, 7pm-9pm in 1-390

Fee: (subject to IAP Policy Committee approval)

	None

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Description:(If your activity meets fewer than 4 hours total, please
type 3 lines of description; more than 4 hours, 6 lines. Each line
contains 75 characters.  ANY OVERRUN WILL BE EDITED OUT.)

Learn to better manage UNIX software projects. Topics include
multiple-file C programs, Makefiles, revision control systems, and
more. Useful for programming UROPs and classes. For more info, type
"add sipb; iap" on Athena.


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