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^^ASD COMPUTING GROUP\\
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^^NEW PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT\\
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^^A USER LOG: LOG\\
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^^AUGUST 27, 1977\\
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(^REVISED)
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^^A USER LOG: LOG\\
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^THE ^^ASD\\ ^COMPUTING ^GROUP IS PLEASED
TO ANNOUNCE THE ADDITION OF A LOCALLY
WRITTEN AND SUPPORTED TASK WHICH ENABLES THE KEEPING
OF A PERSONALIZED USER'S LOG. ^THE FOLLOWING
IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE TASK'S USAGE, AND OF
ITS CAPABILITIES.
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^^THE LOG FILE\\
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^THE LOG ENTRIES ARE MADE INTO A FILE:
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^^SY:LOG.DOC\\
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UNDER THE USER'S ^U^I^C. ^THE FILE MUST EXIST
(AND INITIALLY BE EMPTY) ON THE SYSTEM DEVICE
OF THE ^^UIC\\ WITH WHICH THE LOG ENTRIES WILL BE MADE.
(^NOTE THAT IF A USER GROUP WISHES TO MAINTAIN A ^^LOG\\,
BUT ONLY ONE FILE IS DESIRED, EACH MEMBER OF THE GROUP
SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN DIRECTORY ENTRY FOR THAT FILE).
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^EACH LOG ENTRY IS SET APART WITHIN THE LOG FILE,
PRECEDED BY THE TIME AND THE DATE THE ENTRY WAS
MADE. ^THE ENTIRE LOG CAN THEN BE LISTED USING ^^PIP\\.
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^^MAKING A LOG ENTRY\\
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^THE ^^LOG\\ PROGRAM
ALLOWS FOR THE INCLUSION
OF ONE OR MORE LINES INTO THE ^LOG AT A TIME.
^THE CONTINUATION IS
ACCOMPLISHED BY TERMINATING A LINE WITH AN AT-SIGN ("@")
JUST BEFORE THE CARRIAGE RETURN. ^THE PROGRAM THEN
RESPONDS WITH THE PROMPT:
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^^LOG>\\
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AND AWAITS INPUT. ^PROMPTING WILL CEASE WHEN THE LINE
ENTERED IS &N&O&T TERMINATED WITH AN AT-SIGN ("@").
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^NOTE THAT WHEN MAKING  A LOG ENTRY, THE TIME AND DATE
OF THE ENTRY ARE PRINTED AT THE TERMINAL.
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^THERE ARE THREE (3) WAYS IN WHICH ^^LOG\\ ENTRIES
CAN BE MADE. (THE <^C^R> INDICATES CARRIAGE RETURN,
AND WHAT IS UNDERLINED IS WHAT THE COMPUTER TYPES.)
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1. ^THE QUICK WAY:
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&>^^LOG#THIS IS A LOG ENTRY<CR>\\
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^&12:24:18.6#27-^A^U^G-77\&
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WHERE ONLY ONE LINE IS ENTERED,
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2.#^THE QUICK WAY AND MORE:
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&>^^LOG#THIS IS A LOG ENTRY@<CR>
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^&12:24:18.6#27-^A^U^G-77\&
&L&O&G&>WHICH IS THREE LINES LONG@<CR>
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&L&O&G&>THIS BEING THE THIRD LINE<CR>\\
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WHERE THREE LINES ARE ENTERED, AND
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3.#^THE STANDARD WAY:
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&>^^LOG<CR>
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^&12:24:18.6#27-^A^U^G-77\&
&L&O&G&>HERE WE WILL ONLY ENTER@<CR>
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&L&O&G&>TWO LINES<CR>
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\\WHERE TWO LINES ARE ENTERED.
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