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Electronic greetings
from
MrMSX
Allan·
Kay s..iu
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ll,a
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bolund
1,hn,ton,
hu
t.1.1nmede1,tll
new
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Chnaunu, all
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of
Atlant11'
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Four
MSX......
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and
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general
d1nrt10t1
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abl1
to '"
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had
allowed
htm
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about
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week
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will
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be
drew
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a
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when
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remaJnt
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nucrocomput« arm
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control
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develop,
then
1t'a
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'kbet.her
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talk
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two
mor.
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nest 1enerat10n,
and
develop-
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the
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ment.I
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the
curttnt
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50
within
four
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andtheoperetonolt.hev.ewda
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ta
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plan
t'\'entually
to
redurttoraa
thi.t
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they
to
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the
coukl
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a
lot
cheaper
by
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one of
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tymphorut1
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and
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wwtentand
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probably
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out
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the nval 310
and
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the
more
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butlt1111"'0UldappearMSX
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all
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on
the
fact
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and
between your
office
and
your
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home
madunM
cornea mto bu
work
on
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the
offiee.
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that
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pluck
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the
medium term
MSX
p1eiud
the
8ambooauu1n
1na
$50
milhon
deal
t.o
help
China
develop
1t.1
comput«r
and
elec-
Aeconhq:
to
tron..:.1ndu..&..nee.
...
a
member of
the
UK
rwsot-
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lftl
team.
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won
the
day
whtN
US and
ha&h
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appl"MthM(atlf!d
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wind
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b.hty with
the
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to
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of
madunee
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add
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their financial
mu.acle
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be
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LD
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MSX
mach1nee
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won't
be
down
to
the
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platnly
exai.. hun
between
th1-
and current
ay.
tem,
will
be
the
feet
lhlit
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1ntroduce1 snptuca
mad
.
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ldoo
olpeoiol•booncable
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card,
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by
today'•
micro manufact.1.1ttn
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