EBCDIC

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Fall, 2008

EBCDIC

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Site: http://www.legacyj.com/cobol/ebcdic.html

use ful fro those who find it necessary to look EBCDIC characters.

Site: http://www.dynamoo.com/technical/ascii-ebcdic.htm

This article compares ASCII to EBCDIC. Extended binary coded decimal interchange code is used on IBM mainframes and systems such as the AS/400. It has an advantage over ASCII because it has a wider range of control characters and uses the full 8 bits available. However, most of the world runs on ASCII. This article discusses the four blocks in the EBCDIC code page. The four blocks are divided and each is designated for control characters, punctuation, lowercase characters, and uppercase characters and numbers. It mentions how EBCDIC is easier to use on punch cards. I found this article pretty interesting because the company I used to work for is a customer of IBM and the company’s entire operations is dependent on the AS/400.

Site: http://www.natural-innovations.com/computing/asciiebcdic.html

This site is a table that shows the number differences between ASCII and EBCDIC. It's interesting to see the differences between EBCDIC and the standard.

Site: http://www.csgnetwork.com/ascebcdic.html

This website gives you a nice comparison table of ASCII and EBCDIC characters.

Site: http://www.natural-innovations.com/computing/asciiebcdic.html

Basic chart where the ASCII and EBCDIC characters are displayed in Hex and Decimal digits. The table also displays a short description of what each character represents. A basic useful website for referneces on ASCII and EBCDIC characters and values.

Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBCDIC

I think that this website is really helpful because it gives a complete definition of what EBCDIC is. And not only the definition it also gives you the history and gives information in detail and shows some links to another websites to find more information about EBCDIC.