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57-58 Peter J. Denning
66-72 Fred N. Krull
73 Edward J. Gauss
75-83 Charles Antony Richard Hoare
84-90 David L. Chaum
940-98 Robert L. Ashenhurst
ACM president's letter: throwaway programs
Peter J. Denning
Pages 57-58
Experience with ILIAD: a high-level process control language
Fred N. Krull
Pages 66-72
Built-in checklist reduces file destruction
Edward J. Gauss
Page 73
The emperor's old clothes
Charles Antony Richard Hoare
Pages 75-83
Untraceable electronic mail, return addresses, and digital pseudonyms
David L. Chaum
Pages 84-90
ACM forum
Robert L. Ashenhurst
Pages 940-98
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