Hello, I have written a paper about macros that is somewhat computing history and somewhat anecdote (with quite a few bibliographic references). The paper's introduction explains the paper's purpose in more detail. A preprint is on the web at http://walden-family.com/texland/tb109walden-preprint.pdf This version will be replaced in a few weeks, or a little longer, with a version that contains the proper page numbers for the printed journal issue. The *permanent* URL of this paper as printed eventually will be http://tug.org/TUGboat/tb35-1/tb109walden.pdf however access will only be allowed for group members until one year after print publication. After a year after print publication, the paper will be freely, publicly, and permanently available at this URL. Dave -- home address: 12 Linden Rd., E. Sandwich, MA 02537 home ph=508-888-7655; cell ph = 503-757-3137 email address: dave@walden-family.com; website: <http://www.walden-family.com/bbn/>http://www.walden-family.com/bbn/