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8. HISTORY Former top

The original top was written by Roger Binns, based on Branko Lankester's <lankeste@fwi.uva.nl> ps program.

Robert Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> adapted it for the proc file system.

Helmut Geyer <Helmut.Geyer@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de> added support for configurable fields.

Plus many other individuals contributed over the years.

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