On 6/2/2012 6:57 PM, John Gilmore wrote:
The two-base-register case for something just a bit over 4096 bytes in length is a particularly egregious, hidebound use of obsolete technology. Let's stop it.
As they say, all generalities are false. Some of us write dual mode code, to be used both on modern systems and on traditional ones. The Hercules groups for DOS, MVT, and MVS have hundreds of users, and legacy systems and software are alive and well. Running old programs as a hobby is considerably less expensive than many others, and may even help delay the onset of Alzheimer's. Gerhard Postpischil Bradford, VT