>If "we are not device dependant", why is there such intense trepidation and >resistance to the mere suggestion of a device with a novel geometry such as >more bytes per track or more tracks per cylinder?
That is a different issue. If you code BLOCK CONTAINS 0, your application does not need to concern itself with the device (tape or disk), or with whatever the disk geometry is. So, if we ever get a new disk type, the programme will not need recompiling. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
