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␈↓ ↓H␈↓βStanford Department of Computer Science ␈↓ 	@February 1981
␈↓ ↓H␈↓βReport No. STAN-CS-81-839





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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ ¬AArthur L. Samuel
























␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ ∧≡DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ ¬,Stanford University
␈↓ ↓H␈↓βStanford Department of Computer Science ␈↓ 	@February 1981
␈↓ ↓H␈↓βReport No. STAN-CS-81-839





␈↓ ↓H␈↓β␈↓ ¬>␈↓	SHORT WAITS␈↓

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ ε-by

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ ¬AArthur L. Samuel


␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ ¬gABSTRACT

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available␈α∂primarily␈α∂for␈α∂sponsored␈α∂research␈α∂in␈α∂the␈α∂Computer␈α∂Science␈α∂Department.␈α∞ The
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present␈α⊃manual␈α⊃is␈α⊃written␈α⊃for␈α⊃the␈α⊃beginner␈α⊃and␈α⊃the␈α⊃user␈α⊃interested␈α⊃primarily␈α∩in␈α⊃the
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message␈α_handling␈α_capability␈α_as␈α_well␈α_as␈α_for␈α_the␈α_experienced␈α_computer␈α_user␈α_and
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programmer␈α→who␈α→either␈α→is␈α_unfamiliar␈α→with␈α→the␈α→SU-AI␈α_computer␈α→or␈α→who␈α→uses␈α_it
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infrequently.␈α∪ References␈α∪are␈α∪made␈α∪to␈α∪the␈α∪available␈α∪hard-copy␈α∪manuals␈α∪and␈α∀to␈α∪the
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extensive on-line document files where more complete information can be obtained.

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␈↓ ↓xThe principal advantages of this system are:

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memory;␈α∩3)␈α∩The␈α∩large␈α∩file␈α∩storage␈α∩system;␈α⊃4)␈α∩The␈α∩ease␈α∩with␈α∩which␈α∩one␈α∩can␈α⊃access
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other␈α
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ARPA␈α
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transfer␈α
facilities␈α
via␈α
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fonts␈α∀available␈α∀for␈α∀them;␈α∀and␈α∀7)␈α∀The␈α∪fast␈α∀and␈α∀convenient␈α∀E␈α∀editor␈α∀with␈α∀its␈α∪macro
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facilities.

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this␈α
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the␈α
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