It was introduced in OS/390 1.3. Performance was not optimal.
Bob
Don Imbriale wrote:
Sorry to answer my own post, but I have now found an even earlier reference
in OS/390 2.4.
On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 16:56:36 -0600, Don Imbriale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
OS/390 2.7, approx. March 1999
Don Imbriale
On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 15:38:18 -0700, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Just looking at SYS1.SAMPLIB(GIMASAMP), I see:
********************************* Top of Data ***********
*
* Licensed Materials - Property of IBM
* 5694-A01 5655-G44
* (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1981, 1981
*
BALAPI CSECT
I had no idea GIMAPI was 25 years old; I thought it was announced
more recently. Is it as old as BAL, or am I drawing an undue
inference from the name of a symbol.
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