What most histories get wrong about MUMPS's first standard
Summary
The article challenges the common belief that ANSI X11.1-1977 was the first MUMPS standard, showing that NBS Handbook 118 (January 1976) preceded it and documenting the MDC's work. It explains how seven dialects prompted standardization, the three Type A MDC releases in 1975, and how ANSI ratified the standard afterward. It also analyzes why the 1976 handbook faded from popular histories.