[geeks] Software Bloat

Ken Hansen geeks at sunhelp.org
Mon Dec 17 17:42:03 CST 2001


Uhm, no.

Continuation character.... But you knew that, right?

What goes i the last 8 positions? Why would ISPF allow
a person to turn off display of columns 73 -> 80?

Hint - because the average user doesn't care about the
contents, but what is it that goes on a punch card
that a user wouldn't care to see on a "card image"
file ("Big Iron" talk for a test file...)?

Final hint - the contents of the last 8 columns are
only needed if you actually *punch* cards and carry
them around in the physical space...

Anyone?

Ken
--- Bill Bradford <mrbill at mrbill.net> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 02:34:49PM -0800, Ken Hansen
> wrote:
> > But what about column 72 Joshua, any ideas? ;^)
> 
> Oh!  Column 72!
> 
> *DING!*  (or *BEEP!*)
> 
> Bill
> 
> -- 
> Bill Bradford
> mrbill at mrbill.net
> Austin, TX
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Ken
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