Chevrolet is now using a new procedure for disseminating specification-type information. The new Total Specification Information System (TSIS) is an on-line terminal system featuring immediate response and a common data base. Specifications functions and accomplishments before and with TSIS, are described with a history of its development: functions of a Specifications Dept., procedure before TSIS, history of TSIS, information management system, procedures and concepts of TSIS, educational requirements, statistics, and appraisal of the system.