At that time NIU, located about 90 minutes west of Chicago made available a set of assembler macros that provided structured programming constructs, as many Chicago area IT organizations hired from NIU, many used these macros.
Wayne Driscoll Rocket Software Note - All opinions are strictly my own. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike Schwab Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2020 12:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: C EXTERNAL EMAIL I was doing an internship in the Chicago area during the summer of 1984. They were using an assembler with IF macros. On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 2:11 PM Seymour J Metz <[email protected]> wrote: > > HLASM in 1980? Not before June 1992. I assume that you were using XF > and H, possibly with the SLAC mods on the latter (thank you, Greg and > John.) > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http:%2F%2Fmason.g > mu.edu%2F~smetz3&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1dfd83889d9d4a9127a108d7ea06d7f > 5%7C79544c1eed224879a082b67a9a672aae%7C0%7C0%7C637235187442674475& > sdata=nRSQMjThQ3ncTFLzDDyfUbha0VX2cE2c9VHizXJr2uU%3D&reserved=0 > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [[email protected]] on > behalf of Donald Blake [[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2020 8:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: C > > I took my first C course in 1980. The text was the original *The C > programming Language* by Kerrigan and Richie, which I still have on my > shelf, The text is copyright 1978. That's 42 years ago. I was an IBM > HL Assembler programmer at the time. BTW ... we still were using > IFOX00 at the time as well. > > > Hey, it's not politically correct to point out how old C is. > > > > > > -- > > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > > https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http:%2F%2Fmason > > .gmu.edu%2F~smetz3&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1dfd83889d9d4a9127a108d7ea0 > > 6d7f5%7C79544c1eed224879a082b67a9a672aae%7C0%7C0%7C63723518744267447 > > 5&sdata=nRSQMjThQ3ncTFLzDDyfUbha0VX2cE2c9VHizXJr2uU%3D&reser > > ved=0 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ================================ Rocket Software, Inc. and subsidiaries ■ 77 Fourth Avenue, Waltham MA 02451 ■ Main Office Toll Free Number: +1 855.577.4323 Contact Customer Support: https://my.rocketsoftware.com/RocketCommunity/RCEmailSupport Unsubscribe from Marketing Messages/Manage Your Subscription Preferences - http://www.rocketsoftware.com/manage-your-email-preferences Privacy Policy - http://www.rocketsoftware.com/company/legal/privacy-policy ================================ This communication and any attachments may contain confidential information of Rocket Software, Inc. All unauthorized use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify Rocket Software immediately and destroy all copies of this communication. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
