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Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952

From	Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952
Date	2021-07-22 17:05 -0400
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Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> writes:

> On Thu, 22 Jul 2021 15:14:55 -0400
> Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> writes:
>> 
>> > Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> >
>> >> EBCDIC was an 2-bit extension to BCDIC
>> >
>> > EBCDIC is awkward enough to pronounce,
>> > I've usually heard it as ebb-suh-dick, so how do you pronounce BCDIC ?
>> 
>> Never saw a reference to BCDIC, it was BCD.  Pronounced B-C-D.
>
> 	The term was used, I think to differentiate the six bit
> alphanumeric codes from the four bit numeric 'code' (simply binary for 0-9
> in four bit groups) known as BCD to hardware types and occasionally in
> instruction sets eg 68K has ABCD (Add Binary Coded Decimal).

I suspect that term appeared AFTER the term EBCDIC was invented.
Before S/360 was announced the only term I remember was BCD.
There were never any pretensions that  BCD was an "interchange" code.
I believe IBM snuck that term "interchange" in there to justify not
using ASCII.

-- 
Dan Espen

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Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 undefined Hancock-4 <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2021-07-20 12:14 -0700
  Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2021-07-21 01:46 +0000
    Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2021-07-22 14:46 +0000
      Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 chris <chris-nospam@tridac.net> - 2021-07-22 17:37 +0100
        Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-07-22 16:47 +0000
          Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2021-07-22 17:51 +0100
            Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2021-07-22 17:25 +0000
            Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-07-22 18:10 +0100
              Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-07-23 00:13 +0000
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 TrailingEdgeTechnologies <bbreynolds@aol.com> - 2021-07-22 19:32 -0700
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 TrailingEdgeTechnologies <bbreynolds@aol.com> - 2021-07-22 19:44 -0700
            Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-07-22 15:14 -0400
              Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-07-22 20:52 +0100
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-07-22 17:05 -0400
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-07-23 09:13 -0700
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 undefined Hancock-4 <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2021-07-23 11:48 -0700
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Robin Vowels <robin.vowels@gmail.com> - 2021-07-23 20:13 -0700
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-07-24 21:35 +0000
              Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2021-07-22 21:10 +0100
              Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-07-22 14:16 -0600
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-07-22 17:08 -0400
            Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 TrailingEdgeTechnologies <bbreynolds@aol.com> - 2021-07-22 20:08 -0700
              Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-07-23 16:18 +0000
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Louis Krupp <lkrupp@invalid.pssw.com.invalid> - 2021-07-24 11:54 -0600
          Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2021-07-25 21:51 +0100
            Re: sixbit, the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2021-07-25 21:12 +0000
              Re: sixbit, the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2021-07-26 05:32 +0000
                Re: sixbit, the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2021-07-26 08:39 +0000
                Re: sixbit, the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 gareth evans <headstone255@yahoo.com> - 2021-07-26 12:21 +0100
                Re: sixbit, the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2021-07-26 18:45 -0400
                Re: sixbit, the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 gareth evans <headstone255@yahoo.com> - 2021-07-27 11:29 +0100
        Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 TrailingEdgeTechnologies <bbreynolds@aol.com> - 2021-07-22 19:43 -0700
          Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 undefined Hancock-4 <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2021-07-23 11:46 -0700
    Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 undefined Hancock-4 <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2021-07-23 11:56 -0700
      Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2021-07-23 16:27 -0700
        Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 undefined Hancock-4 <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2021-08-07 12:38 -0700
          Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2021-08-07 20:04 +0000
            Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2021-08-07 22:24 +0100
            Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2021-08-07 22:27 +0100
            Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 undefined Hancock-4 <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2021-08-10 11:49 -0700
              Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-08-10 15:34 -0400
          Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Robin Vowels <robin.vowels@gmail.com> - 2021-08-07 18:13 -0700
            Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 undefined Hancock-4 <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2021-08-10 11:45 -0700
              Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Robin Vowels <robin.vowels@gmail.com> - 2021-08-11 06:36 -0700
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2021-08-11 08:00 -0700
          Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2021-08-10 10:57 -0700
            Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-08-10 18:29 +0000
            Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 undefined Hancock-4 <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2021-08-10 11:54 -0700
            Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-08-10 19:44 +0000
              Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 undefined Hancock-4 <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2021-08-13 12:26 -0700
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2021-08-13 09:49 -1000
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 undefined Hancock-4 <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2021-08-16 12:52 -0700
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-08-16 20:06 +0000
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-08-16 23:31 +0000
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-08-17 15:41 +0000
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-08-18 16:38 +0000
                Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2021-08-18 18:29 +0100
      Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2021-07-27 18:12 -1000
        Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2021-07-27 18:49 -1000

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