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␈↓ ↓zincluding␈α∩accessories.␈α∩All␈α∩thought␈α⊃up,␈α⊃designed,␈α⊃developed,␈α⊃and␈α⊃produced␈α⊃by␈α⊃about␈α⊃ten␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zpeople␈αin␈αCalifornia.␈αThat's␈αa␈αlot␈αcloser␈αto␈α100%␈αshooting␈αthan␈αyour␈α10%␈αexpectation.␈αEven␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zour␈α
personal␈α
cost␈αto␈αyou␈αas␈αpart␈αof␈αyour␈αagreement␈αwith␈αCondec␈αhas␈αbeen␈αsmall,␈αbecause␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zwhat␈α∂we␈α∂did␈α∂on␈α∂only␈α∂a␈α∂few␈α∞hunderd␈α∞thousand␈α∞dollars␈α∞others␈α∞would␈α∞take␈α∞millions␈α∞to␈α∞do.␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zJust␈α
compare␈α
with␈α
the␈α6000␈αproject,␈αor␈αthe␈αRCA␈αsystem,␈αor␈αwhat␈αCincinatti␈αMilacron␈αhas␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zprobably␈αdumped␈αinto␈αtheir␈αmachine.␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ αRThe␈α⊗fact␈α⊗that␈α⊗I␈α⊗did␈α⊗do␈α∃a␈α∃dedicated␈α∃and␈α∃consientious␈α∃job␈α∃of␈α∃transferring␈α∃to␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zUnimation␈α
this␈α
technology␈α
is␈α
evidenced␈α
by␈α
your␈α
product␈α
line␈α
and␈α
your␈α
balance␈α
sheet␈αthis␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zyear.␈α
Shortly,␈α
you'll␈α
have␈α
a␈α
significant␈α
part␈α
of␈α
Vicarm␈α
technology␈αin␈αeverything␈αthat␈αgoes␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zout␈αyour␈αdoor.␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ αRI␈α⊂have␈α∂enjoyed␈α∂my␈α∂years␈α∂with␈α∂Unimation.␈α∂We␈α∂all␈α∂benefitted...and␈α∂learned.␈α∂I␈α∂found␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zout␈α→that␈α→advanced␈α→systems␈α→development␈α→is␈α→my␈α→pleasure,␈α_but␈α_daily␈α_administrative,␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zscheduling,␈α∂and␈α∂political␈α∂hassles␈α∂are␈α∂definitely␈α∂not␈α∂my␈α∞strength␈α∞or␈α∞interest.␈α∞I␈α∞made␈α∞wise␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zdecisions,␈α∩selections,␈α∩and␈α∩choices,␈α∩and␈α∩I␈α∩also␈α∩made␈α⊃mistakes.␈α⊃But␈α⊃all␈α⊃in␈α⊃all␈α⊃I␈α⊃feel␈α⊃that␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zUnimation␈αgot␈αgood␈αvalue␈αfrom␈αme,␈αand␈αI'm␈αsatisfied␈αwith␈αwhat␈αI␈αgot␈αfrom␈αUnimation.␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ αRJoe,␈α
you've␈α
asked␈α
me␈α
to␈αformally␈αnotify␈αyou␈αin␈αwriting␈αof␈αmy␈αchange␈αof␈αaffiliation.␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zThus,␈α⊂to␈α⊂summarize␈α⊂the␈α⊂contents␈α⊂of␈α⊂this␈α⊂letter:␈α⊂I␈α∂have␈α∂had␈α∂two␈α∂and␈α∂a␈α∂half␈α∂memorable,␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zenjoyable,␈α
and␈α
worthwhile␈α
years␈α
at␈α
Unimation,␈αbut␈αas␈αI␈αcontinuously␈αlook␈αat␈αthe␈αfuture,␈αI␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zhereby␈α⊂inform␈α⊂you,␈α⊂as␈α⊂President␈α⊂of␈α⊂Unimation␈α⊂and␈α⊂my␈α⊂direct␈α⊂supervisor,␈α⊂of␈α⊂my␈α⊂formal␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zdeparture␈α⊃from␈α⊃Unimation␈α⊃to␈α⊃join␈α⊃with␈α⊃a␈α⊃new␈α⊂organization.␈α⊂I␈α⊂fully␈α⊂understand␈α⊂that␈α⊂by␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓zleaving␈α
Unimation␈α
I␈αrelinquish␈αall␈αrights␈αto␈αinsurance,␈αretirement␈αplans,␈αprofit␈αsharing,␈αetc.␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓znormally␈αoffered␈αto␈αfull␈αtime␈αor␈αpart␈αtime␈αemployees␈αin␈αmy␈αformer␈αposition.␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ αRI␈αdo␈αhope␈αthat␈αwe␈αwill␈αbe␈αable␈αto␈αkeep␈αin␈αtouch␈αon␈αan␈αamicable␈αbasis␈αin␈αthe␈αfuture.␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ ↓z␈↓ ↓z
␈↓ εJ
␈↓ εJ
␈↓ 	⊃Yours sincerely,     ␈↓ εJ
␈↓ εJ
␈↓ εJ
␈↓ εJ
␈↓ 	αVictor Scheinman     ␈↓ εJ
␈↓ εJ