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devices␈α
now␈α
available␈α
but␈α
rather␈α
organizational␈α
and␈α
input␈α
and␈α
output␈α
probems.
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a
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contain␈α
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it␈α
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the␈α
data␈α
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exists,␈α
i.e.␈α
Michigan␈α
State␈α
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to␈α
reorganize␈α
it␈α
to␈α
make␈α
it␈α
accessible␈α
to␈α
the␈α
system.
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the␈α
Library␈α
of␈α
Congress,␈α
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the␈α
cost␈α
of␈α
a␈α
building␈α
to␈α
store␈α
all␈α
those␈α
books.␈α
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would␈α
cost
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basic␈α
science␈α
required␈α
for␈α
general␈α
font
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but␈α
economical␈α
systems␈α
and␈α
the␈α
incentive␈α
to␈α
use␈α
them␈α
don't␈α
exist.
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␈↓ ↓Hexists␈α⊗and␈α⊗is␈α⊗already␈α⊗economic.␈α⊗The␈α⊗Defense␈α⊗Department␈α⊗could␈α∃lead␈α∃in␈α∃converting␈α∃its␈α∃own
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␈↓ ↓Hinformation␈α
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␈↓ α_A␈α
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require␈α
computer␈α
readability␈α
for␈α
copyright.
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reimbursement␈α
of␈α
copyright␈α
owners␈α
of␈α
information␈α
in␈α
computer
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needs␈α
to␈α
be␈α
devised.
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demand␈α
for␈α
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the␈α
other␈α
problems␈α
either␈α
within␈α
the␈α
Defense␈α
Department␈α
or
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develpments␈α
in␈α
other␈α
areas␈α
than␈α
the␈α
physical␈α
memories␈α
-␈α
specifically␈α
on␈α
the␈α
above␈α
areas.
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