ASCII wasn't finalized when the S/360 was announced. And it needed to use existing 7 bit peripherals, tapes, etc.
On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 1:27 PM Adam Jacobvitz <[email protected]> wrote: > > IBM mainframes still use EBCDIC? > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 10:54 AM, Paul Gilmartin > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:43:32 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: > > > >>Why wasn't it simple matter of replacing "colon" with ":" and removing the > >>spaces? > >> > > My fingers betrayed me and deleted one character too many. > > > > I find "roboprig" overly generous; I'd call this software a robovandal. I'm > > getting broadband at home, and am curious whether it is just the webmail or > > the mail server that is rewriting message text. Depending on the answer, I > > may start using a different e-mail address, assuming that Verizon isn't > > playing the same games. > >> > > That way they can track not only you but me. Actually, robomole. > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: Paul Gilmartin > > Sent: Friday, February 7, 2020 2:48 PM > > > >>Have you read https colon > >>//www-01.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc00100.nsf/pages/zOSV2R4sa380680/$file/cunu100_v2r4.pdf? > >> What are your source and target CCIDs? > >> > > I had difficulty repairing your desperate attempt to circumvent a roboprig. > > Perhaps: > > https://www-01.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc00100.nsf/pages/zOSV2R4sa380680/$file/cunu100_v2r4.pdf > > > > -- gil > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
