System 360 EBCDIC vs. ASCII (was Re: High order bit in 31/24 bit address)

On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 17:29:10 -0800, Edward Jaffe wrote: I would also add that -- with 21st century hindsight and certainly not a design mistake per se -- it sure would have been lucky if they had standardized on ASCII instead of EBCDIC! I think that the 360 lineage would have been less likely

Re: System 360 EBCDIC vs. ASCII (was Re: High order bit in 31/24 bit address)

: System 360 EBCDIC vs. ASCII (was Re: High order bit in 31/24 bit address) On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 17:29:10 -0800, Edward Jaffe wrote: I would also add that -- with 21st century hindsight and certainly not a design mistake per se -- it sure would have been lucky if they had standardized on ASCII instead