Re: 64 bit binary number

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From: Dirk Townsend
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 1991 21:21

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Does anyone have a fast 360/370/4300 mainframe sort that they could 
share/trade with me?

I have a UNISYS S/80 which is almost compatible with the IBM 360/370
Architecture, but its sort does not make good use of the larger 
memories now available.  It either tries to do the sort completely
in memory (impossible for larger sorts) or almost completely on disk 
(very slow!).

These mainframe sorts are usually designed to interface with the calling
procedure via a parameter table that holds memory sizes and addresses,
record sizes, key locations and lengths, etc.  Calls are provided to 
put records to the sort and retrieve records from the sort.  I have all 
the front-end and back-end coding and so just need a new sort algorithm.  

I have a large collection of useful software, much of which I have 
written myself, for this variety of machine and would be happy to share 
it with other users of this architecture.

Owen Townsend

Please contact:

Dirk Townsend                             dirk@pebbles.wimsey.bc.ca
1040 West Georgia St.                 
Vancouver, B.C.                           office (604) 683-6761
CANADA                                    home   (604) 980-5434

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From: dirk@wimsey.bc.ca (Dirk Townsend)
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.asm370,comp.lang.asm370,alt.sys.unisys
Subject: Re: 64 bit binary number
Summary: Wanted: Fast IBM 360/370/4300 mainframe sort
Keywords: asm370, sort, Unisys, mainframe
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Date: 6 Sep 91 21:21:09 GMT
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