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␈↓ ↓H␈↓α␈↓ ∧qELECTRONIC MAIL IS HERE

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Better than telephone calls for one-way messages

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_. You can send the message any time of day or night

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_.␈α∞You␈α∞can␈α∞take␈α∞your␈α∞time␈α∞to␈α∞compose␈α∞the␈α∞message␈α∞and␈α∞say␈α∞exactly␈α∞what␈α∞you␈α∞want␈α∂to␈α∞say.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓The computer editor makes it easy to change your mind about what you want to say.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_.␈αYou␈αget␈αan␈αimmediate␈αconfirmation␈αthat␈αthe␈αmessage␈αhas␈αbeen␈αreceived␈αat␈αthe␈αother␈αman's
␈↓ ↓H␈↓terminal.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_. You and the recipient have a permanent record.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_.␈α
You␈α
can␈α
send␈α
to␈α
a␈α∞list␈α
just␈α
as␈α
easily␈α
as␈α
to␈α∞one␈α
person.␈α
 No␈α
need␈α
to␈α
compose␈α∞the␈α
message
␈↓ ↓H␈↓more than once.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Better than U.S. mail

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_. Immediate delivery (or use the low night telephone rates).

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_. No stamps to buy and lick.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_. No trips to the mail box or post office.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_. No envelopes.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓All␈α
you␈α
need␈α
is␈αa␈α
Friden␈α
electronic␈α
mail␈α
terminal.␈α Take␈α
it␈α
home,␈α
plug␈αit␈α
in␈α
to␈α
a␈α
telephone␈αjack,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓and␈α∞you␈α
are␈α∞ready␈α∞to␈α
type␈α∞messages␈α∞and␈α
receive␈α∞them.␈α∞ Complete␈α
instructions␈α∞are␈α∞provided,␈α
but
␈↓ ↓H␈↓here is a simple example:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓You␈αwant␈α
to␈αtell␈α
your␈αfriend␈α
Gordon␈αthat␈α
you␈αmust␈α
postpone␈αtomorrow's␈α
conference,␈αso␈α
you␈αtype
␈↓ ↓H␈↓on your terminal

␈↓ ↓H␈↓MAIL GORDON Can't make it tomorrow.   How about Thursday at 10am same place?

␈↓ ↓H␈↓When␈αGordon␈αlooks␈αat␈αhis␈αterminal␈αhe␈αsees␈αthe␈αmessage,␈αbecause␈αit's␈αshort␈α-␈αif␈αhe␈αhasn't␈αreceived
␈↓ ↓H␈↓too␈α
many␈αmessages␈α
to␈α
fit␈αon␈α
its␈α
screen.␈α Otherwise␈α
he␈αsees␈α
a␈α
list␈αof␈α
messages,␈α
and␈αhe␈α
can␈α
look␈αat
␈↓ ↓H␈↓them␈αone␈αat␈αa␈αtime.␈α Of␈αcourse,␈αyou␈αmust␈αalready␈αhave␈αput␈αGordon's␈αterminal's␈αtelephone␈αnumber
␈↓ ↓H␈↓in a list kept in your terminal.  Otherwise you must write the number instead of Gordon's name.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_.Unlike␈α∂facsimile␈α∂systems␈α∂and␈α∂other␈α∞mail␈α∂systems,␈α∂there␈α∂is␈α∂no␈α∞need␈α∂to␈α∂call␈α∂Gordon␈α∂or␈α∞his
␈↓ ↓H␈↓secretary␈αto␈αpre-arrange␈αthe␈αtransmission.␈α You␈αcould␈αsend␈αthe␈αmessage␈αat␈αmidnight␈αif␈αyou␈αhave␈αa
␈↓ ↓H␈↓terminal at home, and the recipient can look at his electronic mail whenever convenient.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓If␈αyou␈α
have␈αput␈α
the␈αnames␈α
and␈αnumbers␈α
of␈αthe␈α
members␈αof␈α
your␈αsales␈α
committee␈αin␈α
the␈αSALES
␈↓ ↓H␈↓list in your terminal, you could just type

␈↓ ↓H␈↓MAIL SALES Meeting Friday 9AM in conference room,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ εH␈↓ 91


␈↓ ↓H␈↓and each of them will receive the message.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓The␈α
Friden␈α
mail␈α
terminal␈α
brings␈α
the␈α
benefits␈α
of␈α
microcomputer␈α
technology␈α
to␈α
businesses,␈αlarge␈α
and
␈↓ ↓H␈↓small, and to the individual.  Besides sending and receiving messages,

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_.The Friden terminal keeps your files of messages.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_.You␈α∞can␈α∞send␈α∞messages␈α∞to␈α∞yourself␈α∞and␈α∞your␈α∞associates␈α∞that␈α∞will␈α∞remind␈α∂about␈α∞important
␈↓ ↓H␈↓dates.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_.You␈α∞can␈α∞use␈α∞your␈α∞Friden␈α∞terminal␈α∞to␈α∞reference␈α∞the␈α∞Friden␈α∞Databank␈α∞for␈α∞the␈α∞numbers␈α∞of
␈↓ ↓H␈↓other␈α
mail␈αterminal␈α
subscribers␈αanywhere␈α
in␈αthe␈α
world.␈α The␈α
numbers␈αare␈α
always␈α
up-to-date.␈α If
␈↓ ↓H␈↓you␈α⊂go␈α⊂on␈α⊂a␈α⊂trip,␈α⊂you␈α⊂can␈α⊂change␈α⊂your␈α⊂number␈α⊂in␈α⊂the␈α⊂Data␈α⊂Bank␈α⊂at␈α⊂any␈α⊂time.␈α⊂ The␈α∂Friden
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Databank␈αalways␈α
has␈αthe␈αlate␈α
news␈αdigest␈α
on␈αfile,␈αthe␈α
latest␈αstock␈αreports,␈α
and␈αmuch␈α
other␈αuseful
␈↓ ↓H␈↓information that is always up-to-date.