PDS 8.6 was the tool I used, but it was one of the special programs you had
to compile and add to it for added function. I can't remember if the 2nd
parameter had to be on the same line, or if it actually had logic to figure
out if it was on the same DD card.
Going back a few weeks, I remember doing a LOT of tape sorting on a pair of
1410 computers. One had 4 tape drives, the other had 5. I know there were
lots and lots of tape sorts then.
This company, which was a division of Philip Morris at the time, had an
interesting choice they made shortly before I started. They had a sister
company in NY. They were givin a choice of an old 360 Mod 50 (I think), or
another 1410. They chose the 1410, as they wouldn't need to convert
anything.
The 2 1410's actually shared a 1310 (I think) disk drive. You could only
use it on 1 machined at a time, and had to do a reset before you could use
it on the other one. The 1310 was between 2-3 feet in diameter.
Eric Bielefeld
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel C. Ewing" <jcew...@acm.org>
Perhaps PDS 8.6 was the CBT PDS search tool that was being remembered.
I think "find" is one of its many functions, but I don't remember if it
has the smarts to look for two strings that might be close together but
on different records.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,
send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
