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To: IronJack
I have been programming IBM 360 Assembler for 16 years.

I was fascinated, IronJack, to learn 360 BAL is still in use. It must have some legs since I was programming in that over 30 years ago.
35 posted on 04/03/2004 12:13:11 AM PST by pt17
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To: pt17
I was fascinated, IronJack, to learn 360 BAL is still in use. It must have some legs

You'd be surprised some of the places it's used. If you use a credit card, odds are it was authorized via an Assembler-based online. If you get cable TV, high-speed internet, or telephony services, there's a good chance your bill comes from an Assembler-based system. Many insurance companies still use it and a number of banks.

To those who would rather drive a sports car than a Cadillac, Assembler is still a very useful language. Our company estimates we need 25-40 percent less CPU to process the same volume compared to a COBOL/CICS online. More transaction-intensive platforms would benefit even more.

65 posted on 04/03/2004 6:49:46 AM PST by IronJack
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