> I looked at some of the specifications once; it didn't seem very
> well-specified, i.e. many things didn't seem very clearly defined.  I
> must admit that I didn't look _too_ carefully, though.

My main impression of the spec was that it was *huge*, while at the
same time being not very clearly written.   I was somewhat horrified
when DEC decided to implement it.

			       _MelloN_