> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of DASDBILL2 > > At least we still have decent technical publications from some vendors. > Here's an example of what we > might expect in 10 more years of dumbing down: > > > "The displacement for LA is, like, treated as, ya know, a 12-bit > > unsigned like binary integer. The, ya know, displacement for LAY is > > like treated as a totally 20-bit signed, like, binary integer. > > No storage, like, references for, ya know, operands take place, and > > the, like, address is not, like, inspected for access exceptions." > > [possible partial description of the Load Address instruction in an alternate > universe in the near > future]
You left out a bunch of "Well, I mean, you know" interjections. -jc- ********************************************************************** Information contained in this e-mail message and in any attachments thereto is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy this message, delete any copies held on your systems, notify the sender immediately, and refrain from using or disclosing all or any part of its content to any other person. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
