Seymour J Metz wrote:

>Phil Smith III demonstrated his ignorance by writing

>> Rexx wasn't available yet, doh

>http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/VM_SP/Release_3.0_Jul83/SC24-5239-0_VM_SP_Interpreter_Reference_Rel_3_Sep83.pdf

 

Um. You might want to check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXEC_2, and then 
perhaps review the meanings of "preceded" and "superseded". And "comity".

 

>>  Stephenson went back to S/360

>Yes, but EXEC2 didn't.

 

Relevance? And it's "EXEC 2", not "EXEC2", if we're being pedantic.

 

>> when men were men and systems were big.

>Bah! Real programmers use octal.

 

Relevance?

 

Seriously, your post makes zero sense.

 

.phsiii


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