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> if you perform a character edit format instruction in EBCDIC mode with the leading zero specifier and the numeric value is too great to fit into the allocated field, after the instruction completes, what is the state of the program status word overflow field?

"Is the computer operating on American electricity, or European?"



African or European. Everyone knows that.


African and European electricity could be operating it together...


How do you know so much about electricity?


I assume they keep a few jars of electricity at home.


Bunch of jars of electricity, just Leyden about the place? How much were you charged for them?




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