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␈↓↓␈↓α␈↓ πZ30 March 1974
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␈↓ πZArtificial Intelligence Laboratory
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␈↓ πZDepartment of Computer Science
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␈↓ πZStanford University
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␈↓ πZStanford, California 94305
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␈↓ πZ(415) 321-2300 x4971
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Dr. Neal Laurance
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Manager, Control Systems
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Ford Motor Company
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Room 145
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Cooley Electronics Laboratory
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The University of Michigan
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Ann Arbor, Michegan 48105
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Dear Neal:
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␈↓↓␈↓ ↓HVery␈αsorry␈αabout␈αthe␈αdelay␈αin␈αgetting␈αthis␈αtape␈αback␈αto␈αyou.␈αIt␈αarrived␈α
while␈α
we␈α
were␈α
in␈α
the␈α
midst␈α
of
␈↓ ↓Hmerging␈αa␈αnumber␈αof␈α(conditionally␈αassembled)␈αTENEX␈αmodifications␈αto␈αthe␈αsource␈αfiles,␈αand␈αI␈αwas
␈↓ ↓Hreluctant␈α∂to␈α∂send␈α∂you␈α∂an␈α∂inconsistent␈α∂set␈α∞of␈α∞files.␈α∞The␈α∞files␈α∞I'm␈α∞sending␈α∞have␈α∞been␈α∞tested␈α∞to␈α∞some
␈↓ ↓Hextent␈α∞here␈α∞at␈α∞Stanford␈α∞(e.g.␈α
the␈α
compiler␈α
produces␈α
the␈α
same␈α
code␈α
now␈α
as␈α
it␈α
did␈α
before␈α
we␈α
started
␈↓ ↓Hadding␈αthings␈αto␈αthe␈αsource␈αfiles),␈αand␈αto␈αa␈αmuch␈αlesser␈αextent␈αas␈αan␈αexport␈αsystem.␈αSo␈αI␈αdon't␈αthink
␈↓ ↓Hthat␈α
any␈α
new␈α
bugs␈α
were␈α
added␈α
during␈α
our␈α
latest␈α
set␈α
of␈α
edits,␈α
which␈α
also␈α
fixed␈αa␈αnumber␈αof␈αthings
␈↓ ↓Hthat␈α∞were␈α∞wrong␈α∞with␈α∞earlier␈α∞export␈α∞versions.␈α∞However,␈α∞I've␈α∞included␈α∞the␈α
.REL␈α
files␈α
for␈α
the␈α
older
␈↓ ↓H"export"␈α
SAIL␈α
(extension␈α
.ORL),␈α
so␈α
you␈α
won't␈α
be␈α
left␈α
entirely␈αhigh␈αand␈αdry␈αby␈αsome␈αnew␈αbug␈αthat
␈↓ ↓Hhasn't␈α
been␈α
discovered␈α
yet.
␈↓ ↓HI'm␈α
afraid␈α
our␈α
FAIL␈α
is␈α
also␈α
in␈α
the␈α
midst␈α
of␈α
modification.␈α
Therefore,␈α
I'm␈α
sending␈α
you␈αa␈αsource␈αfile
␈↓ ↓H"FAIL.FEB"␈α
from␈α
last␈α
February,␈α
as␈αwell␈αas␈αa␈αcurrent␈αFAIL␈αand␈αFAIL.REL,␈αwhich␈αshould␈αgive␈αyou
␈↓ ↓Hsome␈αprotection␈αagainst␈αnew␈αbugs␈αwhich␈αmay␈αonly␈αshow␈αup␈αfor␈αexport.␈αAlso,␈αif␈αyou␈αlike,␈αI␈αcan␈αsend
␈↓ ↓Hanother␈α
set␈α
of␈α
files␈α
when␈α
things␈α
settle␈α
down.
␈↓ ↓HAll␈α⊂files␈α⊂on␈α∂the␈α∂tape␈α∂were␈α∂written␈α∂"straight"␈α∂by␈α∂our␈α∂program␈α∂COPY␈α∂--␈α∂I.e.␈α∂There␈α∂are␈α∂no␈α∂header
␈↓ ↓Hrecords␈α
or␈α
other␈αstrangenesses.␈αThe␈αfirst␈αfile␈αon␈αthe␈αtape,␈αFILES,␈αis␈αessentially␈αan␈αordered␈αlist␈αof␈αall
␈↓ ↓Hthe␈α
files␈α
on␈α
the␈α
tape.␈α
(The␈α
tape␈αwas␈αmade␈αby␈αthe␈αcommand␈α"COPY␈αMTA0:←@FILES"␈α).␈αDirections
␈↓ ↓Hfor␈α∂putting␈α∂up␈α∂a␈α∂SAIL␈α∂system␈α∂may␈α∞be␈α∞found␈α∞in␈α∞TELLEM,␈α∞which␈α∞is␈α∞the␈α∞second␈α∞file␈α∞on␈α∞the␈α∞tape.
␈↓ ↓H(This␈α∞document␈α∞has␈α∞been␈α
much␈α
updated␈α
from␈α
any␈α
older␈α
version␈α
which␈α
you␈α
may␈α
have).␈α
One␈α
final
␈↓ ↓Hnote:␈αwe␈αaren't␈αquite␈αready␈αto␈αexport␈αthe␈αTENEX␈α
version,␈α
which␈α
requires␈α
a␈α
couple␈α
files␈α
which␈α
aren't
␈↓ ↓Hon␈α
the␈α
tape.␈α
I␈α
understand␈α
that␈α
you␈α
have␈α
a␈α
standard␈α
DEC␈α
system,␈α
so␈α
this␈α
shouldn't␈α
bother␈α
you␈α
too
␈↓ ↓Hmuch.
␈↓ ↓HGood␈αluck.␈αFeel␈αfree␈αto␈αlet␈αme␈αknow␈αif␈αyou␈αhave␈α
any␈α
problems,␈α
or␈α
if␈α
there␈α
is␈α
anything␈α
else␈α
we␈α
can␈α
do
␈↓ ↓Hfor␈α
you.
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␈↓ πZYours Truly
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␈↓ πZRussell H. Taylor
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