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The systems are described by the abstract model \[ x'(t) = Ax(t) + Bu(t) + Dw(t) \, , \quad x(0) = x_0 \tag{1} \] where \(A\) is the infinitesimal generator of a strongly continuous semigroup in a Hilbert space \(X.\) Under suitable assumptions on the operators and their domains, (1) models both distributed and boundary control. Results on \(H^\infty\) control of systems like (1) require a continuous state/output feedback, which assumes that information on the output is available at all times. Instead, the author considers the sampled data feedback \[ u(t) = \mu(t, x_0, x(t_1), \dots, x(t_n)), \quad t_n \leq t < t_{n+1} \] under which the control is closed-loop at the sampling times and open-loop in between. The problem is to find a controller \(\mu\) that minimizes a quadratic performance index. This is done via reduction of the problem to a differential game.