On a side note, the FTP he mentions still functions, and still contains the directory minix. Pretty amazing that directory structure remained for 17 years. Anyway, reading on...
edit: Oh, it's A. Tanenbaum, my OS class used his book...
My OS class used his book, my networking class used his book, my compiler class used his book, my distributed computing class used his book ..
and by "class" I mean self-teaching :-P
AST is a legend and altered my life for the better. I can safely say that I paid more attention to AST's writings on my 18th year on earth than anything my friends or family have said. I had OSD&I and the Amoeba book on my desk, standalone linux with a bad winmodem, and floppies upon floppies of assembly language tutorials I downloaded at an internet-cafe. Life was good then. Code was good then.
edit: Oh, it's A. Tanenbaum, my OS class used his book...