typeVector
  0
  1
  2
  3

ioptions
  0  registry id code  <abandoned?>
  1  registry idx      <abandoned?>
  2  display registry by  0=name, 1=descriptor
  
options
  0

soptions
  0  dataCenter
  1  name
  2  view
  3  descriptor  ; for convenience, not really part of the state.
  4  options_url ; this is sent to sparc
  5  options     ; this contains the options spec from sparc and current 
                     settings
  6  view descriptor  ; for convenience

