Re: IBM, ANIS/ISO, 68 / 74 file types (was: Cobol language dictionary page -- assignment complete?



> Thank GOODNESS that the IBM file access and SYNTAX for BDAM (relative)
> and ISAM (Indexed) files died a WELL deserved death. It was HARDLY a matter
> of ANSI/ISO giving "blessing" to the IBM syntax (of rupport).

I recently downloaded a scan of the ICL 1900 Cobol Manual from
icl1900.co.uk. Ah the memories. This compiler was a mix of '68 and '74
and had SEEK instead of the later START, and many other differences
from'74.

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