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LAUREL MANUAL

Laurel Manual

by Douglas K. Brotz

CSL-81-6May 1981

c Copyright Xerox Corporation 1981
All Rights Reserved

Abstract: Laurel is an Alto-based, display-oriented, computer mail system interface. It provides facilities to retrieve mail and present it for delivery, and to display, forward, classify, file, edit and print messages. Additional features include facilities to read, write and copy files, run programs, and a whole lot more. Laurel is a component of a distributed message system that has been in operation for several years in the Xerox Research Internet.

This document is a description of the facilities contained in Laurel. Several tips on proper use of computer mail facilities in a social context are included.

Key words and phrases: Alto, Distributed computing, Electronic mail, Ethernet, Grapevine, Laurel, Text editor, User interface.

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