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| * Interface to strget | |
| * Non-blocking (`asynchronous') i/o (per c.l.f. discussion) | |
| * `ioinit'-type routine for various i/o options | |
| * IEEE/VAX/... number format conversion (or XDR interface). This | |
| might be made optionally transparent per logical unit a la DECtran. |