<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body><div class="auto-created-dir-div" dir="auto" style="unicode-bidi: embed;"><style>p{margin:0}</style>> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I think that's an excellent suggestion. All specifications should be accompanied by a science fiction story or perhaps a thriller that features the new technology.</span><div><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Well, the method that I suggested does work for explaining technical matters clearly, often with examples of how to apply what is in the specification. Such a story conveys the ambience that occurs in a research environment in real life - chats in the staff room, discussions in formal meetings, travel to conferences, the thought processes of someone designing a specification, the social life around the research establishment and so on.</span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></p><p>Readers who would like to read a completed novel about an invention involving information technology and the partly complete sequel and the formal scientific documents, all authored by me, are welcome to do so at my website, no registration requested nor required. There is also a slide show and a font available.</p><p><br></p><p>http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/<br></p><p><br></p><p>The website is safe to use, it is not on a computer owned by me, it is hosted on a server run by PlusNet PLC in the United Kingdom. I add content to the website by ftp over the internet.</p><p><br></p><p>William</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><br></div></div></body></html>