On 10 May 2007 13:32:24 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gerhard Postpischil) wrote:
BAL stands for Basic Assembler Language, and at most
installations it didn't survive into the seventies.
Current assemblers are about three generations removed.
You state that you came here for help, but the quality of
the help you receive is proportional to the amount and
reliability of information you provide. I can just see a
professional chemist complete a job application saying he
practices Alchemy..... <G>
And yet, someone told me recently about missing a job
opening because he claimed ALP and HLASM, but their HR
person searched for BAL. Make sure you have *all* of the
synonyms (or near-synonyms) in your resumes.
Meanwhile, in normal conversation, I'll talk about
the OS as MVS; I'll look things up on my green card; and
I'll use the term ALP, BAL, HLASM, or Assembler, whichever
is convenient at the time. And, apparently unlike some
people here, I consider IBM-Main to be "normal
conversation". Exact phrasing is needed in stating a
problem or a solution, but anything else in a post should
not be held to the same level of precision. Some hairs
should be split; some shouldn't. I hope that none of you
who objected to BAL ever use the word "brontosaurus" (which
I still do without apologies).
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