Re: EBCDIC [Was: Which basic?]

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From: Phred
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 14:12

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[1] In article <ELa19.21543$NX5.14670@nwrddc02.gnilink.net>, "Michael 
Mattias" <michael.mattias@gte.net> wrote:
>
>"Phred" <ppnerk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:ai3adh$113n5t$1@ID-151056.news.dfncis.de...
>>
>> On the question of EBCDIC, I assume this is an "improved" or extended
>> version of Binary Coded Decimal?
>
>While the paper contains some things in which you may not be interested, if
>you read the document at ...
>
>http://www.providerpaymentpartner.com/tsihome_html/downloads/C2IEEE.htm
>
>....you will find some explanations for both EBCDIC v ASCII and BCD v other
>data types.
>
>I'd like to say the paper explains it better than I could, except I am the
>author of the document.

:-)

[2]"Derek Ross" <derekross@altavista.net>
In Message-ID: <ai4a6o$l7q$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk> said:
>
>That's not necessarily a safe assumption. For the low-down on the 
>origins of EBCDIC and ASCII, take a look at 
>http://www.bobbemer.com/P-BIT.HTM, written
>by the "Father of ASCII", former IBM employee, Bob Bemer.

Thanks for the pointers Michael and Derek.  Interesting stuff.



Cheers, Phred.

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