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        !             2: 10th Edition Manual
        !             3: .br
        !             4: Volume 2
        !             5: .br
        !             6: \&
        !             7: .br
        !             8: 25th September, 1989
        !             9: .AU
        !            10: Andrew Hume
        !            11: .AI
        !            12: Room 2C-471
        !            13: .MH
        !            14: .AB
        !            15: This is the final draft copy of volume 2
        !            16: (supporting documents)
        !            17: of the
        !            18: .UX
        !            19: programmer's manual.
        !            20: Comments are due by October 23, 1989.
        !            21: .AE
        !            22: .SH
        !            23: Introduction
        !            24: .PP
        !            25: Doug McIlroy and I are preparing a new edition of the manual
        !            26: for Research
        !            27: .UX .
        !            28: Since it is ten years since the last time a volume 2 was printed,
        !            29: we thought it appropriate to print one at this time.
        !            30: As you would expect, there was a high turnover of papers.
        !            31: A good many have been superceded by the growing
        !            32: .UX
        !            33: literature or by more useful manual entries.
        !            34: Many documents have been added to describe some of the many new
        !            35: (since the 7th Edition) programs in our
        !            36: .UX .
        !            37: .PP
        !            38: We have made an effort to ensure the papers have a common look and feel.
        !            39: This includes a common font (Times Roman), point size, two column format, treatment
        !            40: of programs and other literal text, macro package (\f(CW-mpm\fP),
        !            41: page balancing and
        !            42: use of
        !            43: .I prefer
        !            44: for all references.
        !            45: .SH
        !            46: What to look for
        !            47: .PP
        !            48: Treat this as a final draft (a few exceptions are noted below).
        !            49: I seek comments and corrections on all aspects of specific papers.
        !            50: Comments on paper selection (why is that in? why isn't that included?)
        !            51: will be accepted but would have to be mighty persuasive to change the
        !            52: current membership.
        !            53: .PP
        !            54: The known deficiencies are
        !            55: .IP \fIadb\fP 10n
        !            56: this paper will be either substantially revised or omitted.
        !            57: It is probably not worth marking up.
        !            58: .IP \fIucds\fP
        !            59: this is (still) incomplete.
        !            60: It is probably not worth marking up.
        !            61: .IP \fIindex\fP
        !            62: this is work in progress that cannot be completed until we have
        !            63: frozen all the other papers.
        !            64: Lorinda has generated a rough copy to give you the feel
        !            65: of what will be generated.
        !            66: Comments are welcome but in this case, send them by e-mail
        !            67: to Andrew Hume as soon as possible.
        !            68: .IP \fIml\fP
        !            69: if ready in time, a paper (by Dave McQueen) describing the current implementation
        !            70: of ML be included.
        !            71: .PP
        !            72: Questions can directed to me at
        !            73: .CW [email protected]
        !            74: or
        !            75: .CW research!andrew .
        !            76: I would like the marked up copies returned to me at the above address by about
        !            77: October 23.
        !            78: (It is possible to send them back by reverse charges Fedex; contact me for details.)

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