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It would be improper to leave this subject without acknowledging
the seminal role of the ARPA STARS program in enabling the
advances described above. To wit:
- STARS wrote a mission statement for ASSET which made it the
first government-sponsored library chartered with the
responsibilities to foster a reuse industry and to function
as a node within a distributed network;
- STARS developed the ALOAF technology which was the basis of
the LID demonstration; and
- STARS was a charter member of the RIG and has supported its
efforts both technically and financially.