Granted that the name Ted Smith (the designer) is a common type of name, but I had seen his name before.....back in the 80's, associated with Wang Lab's. I worked there, and his name was in the "archives" in regards to some products. His white paper confirms he worked at Wang, on one of their early office automation products.
Some good minds there back in the day......
Anyway, interesting stuff, much of it above my head. Would like to hear others' input (Filburt?).....