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Champine, G. A. (1991). MIT Project Athena: A Model for Distributed Campus Computing. Digital Press: Cambridge, MA.

The reasons for nonsuccesses included underestimating the size of the task (often by a large amount), using an inappropriate pedagogical model, difficulties with the system, difficulty in obtaining necessary skills for programming (UNIX, C, X-Windows System, human interface design), and declining interest on the part of the faculty member. (Champine, 1991, p. 46)
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