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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ ε∪␈↓λ LOTS
␈↓ ↓H␈↓λ␈↓ βc␈↓π (Stanford University Low Overhead Time-Sharing System)

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓∧John McCarthy, Director
␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305

␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4430␈↓ 
≥July 13, 1976




␈↓ ↓H␈↓Mr. Edward Shaw
␈↓ ↓H␈↓O≠ce of the Provost

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Ed:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        This␈αis␈αto␈αrequest␈αa␈αwaiver␈αof␈αsearch␈αso␈αthat␈αMr.␈αRalph␈αGorin␈αcan␈αbe␈αhired␈αas␈αManager␈αof
␈↓ ↓H␈↓LOTS.  Mr Gorin is uniquely quali≡ed for the job, and there is a shortage of time.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        Since␈α
the␈α
LOTS␈α∞low␈α
overhead␈α
time-sharing␈α
system␈α∞is␈α
to␈α
be␈α
sta≥ed␈α∞by␈α
just␈α
three␈α∞full␈α
time
␈↓ ↓H␈↓people,␈αthe␈αManager␈αmust␈αcombine␈αtechnical␈αability␈αto␈αrun␈αa␈αDECSystem␈α20␈αcomputer␈αinstallation
␈↓ ↓H␈↓to␈α∞interact␈α∞successfully␈α∞and␈α∞tactfully␈α∞with␈α∞faculty␈α∞(He␈α
won't␈α∞be␈α∞able␈α∞to␈α∞give␈α∞them␈α∞all␈α∞the␈α
service
␈↓ ↓H␈↓they request), and to get the most useful work from student volunteers.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        Mr.␈αGorin␈αhas␈αbeen␈αChief␈αSystem␈αProgrammer␈αat␈αthe␈αArti≡cial␈αIntelligence␈α
Laboratory␈αfor
␈↓ ↓H␈↓≡ve␈αyears.␈α
 He␈αhas␈α
just␈αcompleted␈α
the␈αrevision␈αof␈α
the␈αAI␈α
Lab's␈αoperating␈α
system␈αto␈αincorporate␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓KL-10␈α∂processor␈α∂recently␈α∂donated␈α∂by␈α∞Digital␈α∂Equipment␈α∂Corporation.␈α∂ This␈α∂involved␈α∞extensive
␈↓ ↓H␈↓changes␈αto␈αevery␈αpart␈αof␈αthe␈αsystem␈αand␈αwas␈αaccomplished␈αin␈αless␈αtime␈αand␈αwith␈αmany␈αfewer␈αbugs
␈↓ ↓H␈↓than previous major changes.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        Mr.␈α∃Gorin␈α∃has␈α∃had␈α∃considerable␈α∀experience␈α∃in␈α∃supervising␈α∃students␈α∃in␈α∀programming
␈↓ ↓H␈↓projects.␈α⊃ Besides␈α⊂that␈α⊃the␈α⊂Stanford␈α⊃Computer␈α⊂Club,␈α⊃the␈α⊂students␈α⊃who␈α⊂played␈α⊃a␈α⊂large␈α⊃role␈α⊂in
␈↓ ↓H␈↓persuading␈α∞the␈α∞University␈α
to␈α∞establish␈α∞LOTS,␈α
consider␈α∞Gorin␈α∞their␈α
candidate␈α∞for␈α∞manager.␈α
 He
␈↓ ↓H␈↓has␈αalready␈αplayed␈αa␈αmajor␈αrole␈αin␈αLOTS␈αplanning.␈α He␈αnormally␈αworks␈αconsiderably␈αmore␈αthan
␈↓ ↓H␈↓40 hours a week and expects to continue the practice.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        As␈α
the␈α
time␈α
for␈α
installation␈α
of␈α
the␈α
computer␈α
approaches,␈α
the␈α
number␈α
of␈αmanagerial␈α
decisions
␈↓ ↓H␈↓that must be made increases, and I, as director, need a Manager to make them.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        Detailed␈α∪job␈α∪descriptions␈α∩are␈α∪enclosed,␈α∪but␈α∩we␈α∪propose␈α∪putting␈α∩o≥␈α∪hiring␈α∪the␈α∩Systems
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Programmer,␈α∞because␈α
it␈α∞may␈α∞turn␈α
out␈α∞that␈α∞the␈α
job␈α∞should␈α∞be␈α
more␈α∞oriented␈α∞towards␈α
interaction
␈↓ ↓H␈↓with users.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,



␈↓ ↓H␈↓John McCarthy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Director
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor of Computer Science