On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:03:09 +0100, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote:
>
>However when you specify records or kilobytes, the system assumes the
>following:
>a) you have only inkling about mainframe DASD
>
Wrong!  It forces me to know more than I care to.

>b) you want such and such number or kilobytes, megabytes or records. AT
>LEAST.
> 
What infuriates me is that when I want, e.g., 1GB (a reasonable amount
given that I can carry terabytes in my shirt pocket), I must factor it into
U, K, or M (why no "G", even "T"?) rather than the intuitive
BLKSIZE=0,SPACE=(1000000000,1). 

A PITA when I'm generating JCL with a program.  Why does IBM choose
to afflict me with 20th Century, 2311 mentality?

-- gil

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