How did the assembler originally work, back when punched cards were used? I don't really know.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022 10:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Does HLASM use NOTE and POINT on UNIX files? What language translator supports COPY members on cards (or in any other sequential medium, for that matter)? Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Schmitt, Michael Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022 8:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Does HLASM use NOTE and POINT on UNIX files? A stack of file pointers doesn't work when you're reading the copy files from punched cards. 😉
