RE: Named Indicators...

[Colin Williams <Williamsc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When I was on my RPG course, they discouraged the use of the INKx
indicators, but I can't remember why?

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>>> From: Gwecnal@aol.com [mailto:Gwecnal@aol.com]
>>> Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 6:15 PM
>>> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
>>> Subject: Re: Named Indicators...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> In a message dated 99-08-21 18:05:46 EDT, you write:
>>> 
>>> > How many do you really have to remember?  F1(KA), F3(KC), 
>>> F4(KD), F5(KE),
>>> >  F12(KL), and F24(K?) are about all we ever use.  They are clear,
>>> >  universal, never conflict with other indicators, and are 
>>> always free to
>>> >  use.  (I will admit to having to count out F24 because I 
>>> never actually
>>> >  use that one myself.)  The nice thing is that virtually every RPG
>>> >  programmer understands these indicators thoroughly and 
>>> never needs to be
>>> >  brought up to speed.
>>> 
>>> Two things  1) You have to remember to skip inko when 
>>> counting (and how many 
>>> remember to do that) and 2) Only S36 rpg II programmers 
>>> know about them.  
>>> Most programers that first learned rpg on a 38 or a  400 
>>> (in a shop without 
>>> 36 legacy code) don't know about the ink? indicators (or 
>>> the cycle either).  
>>> These days that makes ink? aware rpg programmers the minority.
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