Re: A Spec?

[<macwheel99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Long time ago when I was in an IBM class, I asked the 
instructor how come the letters in column 6 sometimes made 
sense (in English) and sometimes did not.

I was told that IBM sells products in all human languages, 
not just English, in all nations, not just North America, so 
we should not expect all code-letters to make sense in 
English.

---- Original message ----
> Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 21:00:03 -0400
> From: "Mark Allen" <scprideandms@xxxxxxxxx>  
> Subject: A Spec?  
> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-
l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> David may shoot me since this is kinda not on topic, but a 
student in one of
> my wifes classes asked why for files (PF/LF/DSPF/PRTF) 
the "A' was used in
> column 6?
>
> Told them neither of us knew (never thought about it) but 
I'd find
> out.......
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