RE: was DDS new to the S/38? was: A Spec?

["Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

S/34 was an RPG II box. One used I & O specs to define files

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Richter
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 10:05 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: was DDS new to the S/38? was: A Spec?

On 5/9/07, Bruce Vining <bvining@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm just guessing, but evidently someone in the past thought some type of
> identifier was needed (most forms do have them when looking at RPG, Sort,
> WSU, etc if memory serves) and 'A' was picked perhaps as a good starting
> point.

was DDS a S/38 innovation?  Is it something G. Glenn Henry came up
with? Or did the S/34 already have it?

-Steve