∂22-APR-75  1214		network site SRI
 Date: 22 APR 1975 1214-PDT
 From: WILBER at SRI-AI
 Subject: OUR "BATCH" PROCESSOR
 To:   DBL at SAIL
 
 HI -- SOMETHING THAT OCCURRED TO ME AFTER WE PARTED COMPANY YESTERDAY:
 COULD BE YOU COULD PROFIT BY USING OUR "BATCH" PROCESSOR I MENTIONED
 THE OTHER TIME I WAS AT SAIL...I REALIZE THAT A LOT OF YOUR WORK IS
 ALMOST NECESSARILY INTERACTIVE, BUT I HAVE A GUT REACTION AGAINST THE
 IDEA OF SOMEBODY BEING DRIVEN BY NECESSITY TO WORKING THE PREDAWN SHIFT;
 TO THE EXTENT YOU CAN USE A VERY PRIMITIVE REMOTE PROCESSOR, YOU WOULD
 PROBABLY BE WELL ADVISED TO READ OUR FILE <DOCUMENTATION>BATCH.DOC...
 IT TAKES AN INPUT FILE AND FEEDS IT IN AS THOUGH FROM THE TELETYPE AND
 PRODUCES A FILE CONTAINING THE CHARACTERS YOUR JOB TYPED OUT; IT WILL
 ALSO LET YOU GIVE IT A TIME BEFORE WHICH YOUR JOB WON'T BE RUN, BUT
 THERE'S NO NEED TO USE IT TO AVOID INTERFERING WITH THE REST OF US: NOT
 ONLY WILL THE PIE SLICE SCHEDULER PREVENT THAT, BUT JOBS RUN BY OUR
 BATCH SYSTEM GET PUT ON THE LIST OF JOBS WHICH DON'T EVEN NEED THE
 EXCEPTIONS GRANTED "INTERACTIVE" JOBS SO THEY CAN AT LEAST GET 
 SOMETHING DONE EVEN IF THEY'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HEAP...LET ME KNOW
 IF I CAN GIVE YOU ANY HELP ON THAT -- MIKE
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∂22-APR-75  1141		R,AJT
 what exactly is the procedure for arranging an AI Qual exam? Is there
 some specific time period within which it must be held?