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  4.                          Z-user≤ group
  5.                           Volumσ #1
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  7.      Sincσ thi≤ i≤ thσ ver∙ firs⌠ disδ distributeΣ b∙ thσ Z-user≤ 
  8. group¼  i⌠  seem≤ appropriatσ tha⌠ ╔ givσ yo⌡ ß littlσ histor∙ oµ 
  9. jus⌠ ho≈ thi≤ al∞ started«  
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  11.      Wheε ╔ starteΣ iε thσ Microcompute≥ arena¼ tw∩ year≤ ago«  ╔ 
  12. didn'⌠  kno≈  anythinτ abou⌠ anything«   Bu⌠ ╔  aφ  ß  compulsivσ 
  13. reade≥ anΣ spen⌠ much¼  mucΦ timσ readinτ wha⌠ thσ expert≤ haΣ t∩ 
  14. say«   ╔  theε tooδ thei≥ advice¼  pocketbooδ  permitting«   Tha⌠ 
  15. mean⌠  tha⌠  ╔  wa≤ goinτ t∩ havσ ß  S-10░  bus¼  Z-80¼  dua∞  8ó 
  16. floppies¼á  64δá  oµ  memory¼á al∞  runninτ  unde≥á  CPM«á   Theε  ì
  17. camσá languages«áá   A⌠á  first¼áá  ╔á wen⌠á alonτá witΦá  Basic«   ì
  18. However¼á  i⌠á didn'⌠á reall∙ turε mσ oε s∩ ╔ jus⌠ collecteΣá anΣ ì
  19. drifteΣá froφá onσ languagσ t∩ another«á   Thσ expert≤á saiΣá thσ ì
  20. greates⌠ thinτ arounΣ wa≤  Pascal«á   S∩  wheε  UCS─  Pasca∞á wa≤ ì
  21. offereΣá  t∩á  ou≥á  loca∞ Compute≥ cluΓ ╔ chippeΣ iε anΣá go⌠á ß ì
  22. copy«á   Ou⌠ oµ fort∙ member≤ wh∩  go⌠  tha⌠ Pascal¼á  onl∙ threσ ì
  23. oµ u≤ go⌠ i⌠ u≡  anΣ  running«  Nonσ  oµ  u≤ useΣ i⌠ AFTE╥ wσ go⌠ ì
  24. i⌠á  u≡á  anΣá  running«á   Mostly¼á becausσ  wσá  werσá al∞á CP═ ì
  25. orientated«   S∩ wσ gavσ u≡ oε  Pascal«  Meanwhile¼ ╔ wa≤ stayinτ ì
  26. iε toucΦ witΦ variou≤ friend≤ arounΣ thσ countr∙ anΣ onσ oµá theφ ì
  27. tolΣá mσ abou⌠ Ithaca'≤ PASCAL/Z«á   I⌠ wa≤ onl∙ versioε #▒ bu⌠ ╔ ì
  28. loveΣ i⌠ froφ thσ ver∙ first«   ╔ likeΣ thσ  ideß anΣ iε spitσ oµ ì
  29. thσ earl∙ bugs¼á  ╔ haΣ ß bal∞ witΦ  it«  S∩ ╔ bough⌠ versioε 2.░ ì
  30. anΣ likeΣ tha⌠ eveε better.
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  32.      Man∙ program≤ late≥ ╔ wa≤ ß confirmeΣ Pasca∞ freak«  S∩ mucΦ 
  33. s∩  tha⌠  wheε  thσ  S╞ Fai≥ rolleΣ around¼  ╔  lookeΣ  u≡  Stevσ 
  34. Edleman«  Hσ wa≤ thσ guidinτ ligh⌠ fo≥ Ithacß Intersystem≤ anΣ wσ 
  35. seemeΣ  t∩ havσ somσ commoε interests«   T∩ makσ ß  shor⌠  story¼ 
  36. shorter¼  Stevσ  tooδ ß couplσ oµ m∙ suggestion≤ t∩ hear⌠ anΣ  iε 
  37. Ma∙ oµ 198░ announceΣ t∩ thσ worlΣ tha⌠ Ithacß Intersystem≤ woulΣ 
  38. activel∙  suppor⌠ ß Pascal/┌ use≥ group«   ╔ offereΣ t∩ direc⌠ i⌠ 
  39. anΣ kee≡ i⌠ running¼ s∩ wσ madσ ß deal.
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  41.      Thσ  inten⌠  oµ thi≤ grou≡ i≤ t∩ assis⌠  Pascal/Z¼  Z8░  anΣ 
  42. Z800░  softwarσ  dissemination«   Tha⌠ way¼  we'l∞ al∞  ge⌠  morσ 
  43. program≤ t∩ pla∙ arounΣ witΦ anΣ havσ fuε too.
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  45.      Fo≥ thσ stranger¼ wh∩ happen≤ t∩ picδ u≡ thi≤ disk¼ Pascal/┌ 
  46. require≤  ß  Z8░  cpu¼  CP═ anΣ  56δ  oµ  useablσ  memory«   Mos⌠ 
  47. everythinτ  elsσ i≤ u≡ t∩ thσ owne≥ oµ thσ system«   ╔ intenΣ  t∩ 
  48. publisΦ  ß  flye≥  bimonthl∙ s∩ thσ bugs¼  fixe≤  anΣ  an∙  othe≥ 
  49. interestinτ  item≤  caε bσ passeΣ on«   Donation≤  arσ  certainl∙ 
  50. needed«   ╔ wil∞ tr∙ t∩ edi⌠ anΣ tes⌠ al∞ program≤ sent¼ givσ thσ 
  51. autho≥  plent∙  oµ  credi⌠ anΣ spreaΣ hi≤ prograφ  al∞  ove≥  thσ 
  52. world«   It≤  likσ  ß chaiε letter¼  yo⌡ senΣ iε one¼  anΣ ge⌠  ß 
  53. hundreΣ back«   S∩ don'⌠ bσ lazy¼ senΣ i⌠ in«  Someone¼ somewherσ 
  54. wil∞ bσ glaΣ yo⌡ did«  AnΣ yo⌡ wil∞ too.
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