Don Leahy wrote:
True, but at least is is equipped with the "Advanced Linguistic
Search" capability, which makes PDF a much more tolerable format.
For many years now, those of us that routinely discuss assembler
language programming and related matters have been posting links to
various sections in the z/Architecture Principles of Operation via the
excellent web-based reader provided by IBM for this purpose.
For example, in a discussion about block concurrency and consistency, I
was able to refer others to these relevant sections in the book:
http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/dz9zr003/5.13.9.3
http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/dz9zr003/5.13.9.4
However, during a recent discussion involving the Breaking Event Address
Register (BEAR) on ASSEMBLER-LIST, I found myself unable to post
references to the relevant sections because the most recent editions of
the book have not been made available via IBM's web-based reader. The
PDF document -- a "gigantic", print-ready image of the entire book -- is
practically useless for this purpose, with or without the ALS index. The
discussion was never resolved satisfactorily and the lack of adequate
references appears to be, at least in part, to blame.
Direct, web-based links to sections within the latest z/Architecture
Principles of Operation are invaluable when discussing the various
complex topics comprising z/Architecture. Without a common way for us to
cite and access the same authoritative reference in real-time, the
discussion devolves quickly into "I think it works this way" or "I
remember it worked that way". Or, "near the bottom of page xx in the -04
edition it says <quote>" :-(
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Edward E Jaffe
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