Re: was DDS new to the S/38? was: A Spec? -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: was DDS new to the S/38? was: A Spec?
From: Keith Carpenter <carpcon@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 08:47:20 -0700
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Pat Barber wrote:

That sounds good but I suspect the "A" was in column 6 so
that SEU would know what format screen to use.

The same way it knows about F,I,J,K,etc,etc,etc

DDS's semi-columnar format was definitely RPG inspired. I don't recall
ever hearing about another spec type being considered for DDS, but the
door was left open. Doubtful now if DDS will get any major format changes.

Keith

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