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On 25-Mar-2014 12:28 -0700, Charles Wilt wrote:
I seem to recall seeing an article or post by Barbara that provided
considerable detail into the intricacies of MOVE and why IBM
depreciated it by not including it in free form. <<SNIP>>
A possible thread:
http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l/200302/threads.html#00046
Subject: /FREE RPG compiler errors
A response from BMorris in that thread:
http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l/200302/msg00192.html
"... the reason MOVE and its friends aren't included in /free is that we
didn't think the MOVE opcode was the best choice for nearly all the
places it's currently used. In the places where MOVE is a natural
assignment, EVAL works the same. ..."
An offshoot of that thread:
http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l/200302/threads.html#00185
Subject: MOVE (was: /FREE RPG compiler errors)
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