I echo your comments. Well done, Mr. Ehrman and associates. "Good on ya, mate!" (in deference to the people in Perth)
I just wish that z/OS UNIX had been around back then and strategic. The only thing "missing", IMO, is "native" support of z/OS UNIX files. I.e. being able to " COPY /sub/directory/copybook.ext" (which I simulate by making a symlink of an upper case name <= 8 characters to the actual file name); interpretation of tab characters as blanks, except inside literals; and maybe support for variable length input > 80 characters, aka "free format" (which I do by using FLOWASM). -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List > [mailto:ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Sharuff Morsa3 > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:37 AM > To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: HLASM - 20 years old > > High Level Assembler (HLASM) was first released on the 26th > June 1992. Dr > John Ehrman was responsible for the planning and architecture > of HLASM. > HLASM is IBM's standard assembler for the zOS, zVM and zVSE operating > systems. HLASM is built and supported from a common code > base, and as you > would expect, is written in High Level Assembler. > > John took the initiative for creating High Level Assembler as > a follow up > product to the older Assembler F and Assembler H; and he is widely > regarded as the "father of HLASM". > > John has led the work to deliver improvements and > enhancements for HLASM > and without his dedication and enthusiasm, HLASM would not be > the superb > product it is today. > > John's 'partners in crime' were the IBM Australia Development Lab in > Perth. They constantly delivered innovation; high quality > code; ensured > the product was stable; and ensured the investment made by IBM and our > customers in both the old and new assemblers was maintained. They, > together with John extended the 'long reach' of HLASM from > zOS, zVM and > zVSE to zLinux. > > Many thanks to John and the developers in Perth (many of them > called John > - at one point I'm sure you couldn't work on HLASM unless > your name was > John or possibly Craig). > > Without all of their hard work and dedication; the product, > the language, > its many facilities, HLASM would not be what it is today. > > Happy Birthday HLASM. > > Sharuff > Unless stated otherwise above: > IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales > with number > 741598. > Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, > Hampshire PO6 3AU > >
