RE: A Blast from the Past -- MI400

All,

That is what I am curious about too.  I remember a little bit about the
System/36 instruction set, although I never got to do much with it due
to the lack of an Assember on the System (as well as being cautious
about doing that sort of programming on the Bank's system).

Of course, now that I have my own AS/400 E04 with Leif's compiler, I can
do what I want (within time contraints set by my wife!).

I should get the System/3 book this week; I can let the list know
briefly its contents if you all wish it.

Rich

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Carpenter [mailto:CarpCon@cox.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 11:40 AM
To: mi400@midrange.com
Subject: Re: [MI400] A Blast from the Past

Are there any significant diferences in the instruction set of the S/3
and
the MSP used in the S/34 and S/36 ?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Hart" <rhart@ATCDG.COM>
To: <mi400@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 6:23 AM
Subject: RE: [MI400] A Blast from the Past


> Everyone,
>
> Please bear with me about any "off-Postings" (which I hope are not
> off-putting (:)).  When I try to send a private response to anyone on
> the list, it  s t i l l  ends up on the list:  after giving me a
message
> about "not being enrolled in this list so we will review your message
> for suitability", etc.  Frustrating!
>
> Anyway, in response to Gregor's (aus Deutschland?) question about the
> web-address where I obtained my copy of:
>
> Assembler Language Programming the Ibm System 3
>                  Struble, George                     (USED, hardcover)
>
> It is evidently coming from http://www.powells.com.  I say "evidently"
> because I received an E-mail confirmation from them; I had originally
> found the book by searching on amazon.com using the keywords
"System/36
> Assembly Language" or similar.
>
> I haven't actually received the book yet!
>
> rhart@atcdgis.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Schumacher, Gregor - HLG
> [mailto:Gregor.Schumacher@hays-logistics.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 3:56 AM
> To: 'mi400@midrange.com'
> Subject: AW: [MI400] A Blast from the Past
>
> Can you give us the web-adress, I just want to have a look on the old
> but
> good stuff.
>
> regards Gregor
>
>
> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Richard Hart [mailto:rhart@ATCDG.COM]
> Gesendet: Montag, 28. Oktober 2002 22:08
> An: mi400@midrange.com
> Betreff: RE: [MI400] A Blast from the Past
>
>
> Hi Bruce,
>
> Thanks for your offer.  I was able to locate a book on the web about
> System/3 Assembler (!), which I assume was the ancestor of System/34
> (and System/36.  However, I would appreciate it if you could run me
off
> a copy; I would be happy to send you a cheque for your time and
postage.
>
> I was interested in how the macroprocessor worked (I remember that was
> one of the topics covered in the manual).  Not to show my age either,
> but I started with the System/34.  Actually, I/S is my second career
(or
> first, since being a bank teller was not exactly a career :)).  We
> wanted to purchase a System/38, but there was no banking software
> written for it at the time (1982).
>
> Thanks again for your response,
>
> Richard Hart
>
> P.S.  I still have the manual for the AS/400 Edit-Document function of
> Office; I am not sure why, since I really never used it (I forget the
> exact title).  EDTDOC was hard for me to master, although I have
talked
> to folk who really liked it.  Anyway, I will be happy to give it away
if
> anyone would like to have it (admirers of ancient word processing
> implementations! ... )
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Vining [mailto:bvining@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 2:40 PM
> To: mi400@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: [MI400] A Blast from the Past
>
>
> I happen to have a copy of the S/36 Programming with Assembler manual
> (SC21-7908) if that's the one you're looking for.  It's not for sale,
> but I
> could run off a copy for you if you don't get any better responses.
>
> And not to show my age around here, but I also still have my copy of
the
> S/34 Basic Assembler and Macro Processor Reference (SC21-7705).  Can't
> say
> that I've used either recently, but they sure got some use many years
> ago
> when I was an SE...
>
> Bruce
>
>
>
>
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> Everyone,
>
> Leif suggested I ask the MI list if anyone knows where I can beg, buy,
> borrow, or _____ a copy of the System/36 Assembler manual!   Well,
> preferably BUY; used is OK.  I had a nostalgia attack last week when I
> realized my one-and-only copy had disappeared somehow.  IBM no longer
> sells them, evidently.  [Do I hear laughter :-)?]
>
> THX,
>
> Rich Hart
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