John,

I have been involved in assembler since 1970...although not extensively.  It 
has only been a few years that it is the only language I use.

Can you tell me why the POP dos not follow a sequential format such as 
R1,R2,D3(R3) instead of R1,R3,D2(R2).  At least then there would have been no 
confusion on my part.

I also don't know why everybody is making such a big deal about my having been 
confused about a small point regarding the POP.  I now understand that I have 
to read the POP from an assembler programmer point of view rather than an 
English major's point of view.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:[email protected]] On 
Behalf Of John Gilmore
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 5:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Load and Add

Mr Bodoh,

You are of course free to disagree.  I tried to make it clear,
politely, that conventions of this sort are arbitrary.  Your response
was full of provincial moralism

This usage is an old one that you would already be familiar with if
you were at all experienced.  Get used to it or take up another
language, RPG say.  It will not be changed at your behest.

John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA

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