by --CELKO-- <jcelko212@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Jun 26, 2008 at 11:54 AM
>> As if a "newbie" even knows what a mag tape is. <<
They might not have seen them in their shops except in a back-up
device cassette, but they understand the sequential file access
concept from whatever their first procedural language was.
When I teach cursors, I map the SQL statements one-to-one against the
old IBM, DEC and Univac mag tape system commands.