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1.1.
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Mainframe Systems are EBCDIC oriented
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1.2.
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Linux, UNIX and Windows are ASCII oriented
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1.3.
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Mainframe Systems are EBCDIC oriented
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1.3.1.
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Sequence of Data (Collating Sequence) is different
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1.3.2.
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Numeric Fields & Signed, Zoned-Decimal Format
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2.
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A Variety of Numeric Formats
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3.
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Documentation and Test Cases
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3.1.
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EBCDIC-ASCII Encoding Schemas
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3.2.
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Numeric Format Considerations
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3.2.2.
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Edited Numeric Text String
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3.2.3.
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Packed (or COMP-3)
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3.3.
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Impact of Collating Sequences
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