COMPUTING THE FUTURE

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The files for COMPUTING THE FUTURE are in two directories.  The
ASCII directory contains text-only files, designated by either
CTF or BOXES.  The file CTFFRONT is the front matter of the
publication, including title page, Contents, Preface, etc.  The
files labeled BOXES are text boxes that accompany the
corresponding chapter file, e.g. CTFCHAP1 and BOXES-1.  The
Executive Summary is in file CTFSUM.CMB.

The POSTSCRIPT directory contains the files for complete text and
graphics, CTFPS01 through CTFPS11.  The files are MacIntosh
generated, and may require some conversion for output in a DOS
PostScript environment.