On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Don Imbriale <[email protected]>
wrote:

> That would be too easy.  Many things seems to annoy the OP.  Maybe there's
> a platform out there with fewer nits to pick.
>
>
​I think gil has more of a UNIX background. When you are used to truly long
lines, the z/OS use of 121 or 132 byte "print lines" can be a real PITA.
UNIX people are used to longer lines so that a "logical entity" is normally
on just one line. This type of output is much easier to parse with normal
UNIX utilities. I guess it's what you're used to. I, personally, have not
actually printed _anything_ on paper for _years_. I keep my output in
either sequential data sets or UNIX files. I prefer UNIX files, but I put
stuff in data sets to be kind to others who view UNIX as something arcane
and impossible to learn.​



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Maranatha! <><
John McKown

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