Even though it’s a long time ago, I will never forget my disappointment after buying the SGML standard. That’s right, I had to pay for it. In those days the standard was king, users were its servants. Anyway, I wanted to master this technology and started studying. My forehead developed deep wrinkles, ending up looking like the bellows of an accordion, but to no avail. I had to conclude that the standard was impossible to understand.

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