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␈↓ ↓H␈↓ε␈↓ βBSTANFORD ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LABORATORY

␈↓ ↓H␈↓α␈↓ ¬VFebruary 10, 1978




␈↓ ↓H␈↓αTo:␈↓ αH␈↓William Massy

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓αFrom:␈↓ αH␈↓John McCarthy

␈↓ ↓H␈↓αSubject:␈↓ αH␈↓IBM mass storage system

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Bill:

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␈↓ ↓H␈↓cc: Miller, Rich, Rosenzweig, Smith