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lab as a guide. Some of the labs such as spreadsheet, database, assembly,
and digital logic incorporated few pedagogical changes in their port to Java.
Other labs, such as data structures, graphics, and imperative programming
were completely rethought. Still other labs, such as the functional
programming lab and finite state automata lab, were abandoned.
Figure 0.2: A Watson Lab: Phase II
The result of Phase II was a collection of stable, albeit somewhat plainlooking labs, that could be accessed via web browsers. These labs were
used successfully in Louisiana Tech’s CSC 100 courses for a number of
years.
By 1998, the project had reached the point where national dissemination
appeared imminent. In addition to Watson, its companion textbook (drafts
of which have been student tested since the mid-1990’s) was nearing
completion. Despite Watson’s promise, the Project Director had to
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