Re: RPG400-L digest, Vol 1 #256 - 15 msgs

["Richard B Baird" <rbaird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

><snip>
>It IS VERY SIMPLE!  remember the old spacing templates we all carried in
>our pocket to read printed rpg code?  it had a simple flow chart on the
>back that said all you needed to know about the cycle.   It had about ten
>boxes and two or three branches.
><end snip>

>What do you mean carried (Past tense)?  Surely you mean carry (present
>tense)?

I think I have one in a box in the garage.  haven't had to go through paper
program listings in about 7 years.  the only reason I needed it before was
for COMP opcodes.   (wow! I had to look that one up, it's been so long
since I've used or even seen it!)

>I know I have mine right here - wouldn't be without it!  (BTW, it's
>GX21-9129-9, in case any one doesn't believe me).  And it's 11 boxes (good
><guess) and 7 branches (a little off there).

Oh, well... can't win 'em all.

>On the age/experience, I am 40/21, and my copy of the template was second
>hand on my first day of work (back in 1981) when I was given it (or stole
>it, it's too far back to remember).

I also got a lot of use out of a WSU template - for the S&D specs!
btw - 42/19 - my last non-IT job was cutting grass.

>If the truth be known, I need it for the Edit Codes (I never can remember
>exactly what J/K/L/M give me without it).

I have a tattered, worn out printout pinned to my cube (goes with me where
ever I go) with edit codes.  I rarely use anything but J,K,L,M,Z or Y, so
it's not too hard to remember those.

Rick