XEDIT will still wrap lines if you SET VERIFY to a value greater than the
physical screen size, sure.
I asked my oldest contact from UofW (in his 80s) and he doesn't remember what
WITS used. WYLBUR, now that I think on't, was definitely
linemode:
change "x" to "y" in "z"
But he *thinks* WITS was also linemode, probably on 2741s. Pre-tube. I guess
I'm showing my (relative lack of) age by thinking "it
must have been on a screen"!
-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> On Behalf
Of Paul Gilmartin
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 10:28 PM
To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: 3277-1
On 8/26/25 19:21, Phil Smith III wrote:
> The 3277-1 was 12x40. How did people use that? Did editors wrap lines, thus
> making it effectively 6x80? I've wondered this for
> literally decades but never remembered to ask!
...
When I first used XEDIT it wrapped lines, depending on the
bounds setting.
I believe ISPF never (even to this day) got the wrap ability.
The developers simply waited for larger terminals. But
still, LRECL allows lines longer than any terminal.
--
gil
