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This is being posted on INTERNET by
     dave@visual1.jhuapl.edu.
I can also be reached as
     dave@aplvm.bitnet
Dave Weintraub   The Applied Physics Laboratory  The Johns Hopkins University
   Johns Hopkins Road 3-145    Laurel MD 20723-6099   USA   (301)-953-5839

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The intent of this survey is to measure the level of interest in incorporating
certain enhancements to the Assembler H program product. This survey
is being circulated by the Assembler H Committee of the SHARE
Languages Project, which is part of the Applications Enabling Group
of the Applications Architecture and Data Systems Division of SHARE.
We would very much appreciate your taking a
few moments of your time to answer as many of the following as you can;
completed surveys should be forwarded to:

dave@aplvm.bitnet

Dave Weintraub
The Applied Physics Laboratory
The Johns Hopkins Univ 3-145
Laurel MD 20723-6099   USA
(301)-953-5839

To make my life easier, PLEASE place your answers after the "$$.";
for questions 2 and 8, list all that apply:
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Please give your name, your company, and your Email address;
if you are a SHARE member organization, put your installation code after
your name, in parentheses ("YES" or "SHARE" means that you don't know
your code).
$$ 0.


Which one of the following best describes you?
    Choose one:
    S: Systems Programmer
    A: Applications Programmer
    M: Management
$$ 11.

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How important to your installation's operation are those S/370 programs
written in assember language?
    Choose from:
    __Important __      Moderately important     __Not important:
$$ 1.

Why does your installation use S/370 assembly language?
    Indicate all that apply:
    E: Have strong assembler expertise within installation.
    B: Have large base of macros and assembler routines.
    M:  Need to modify program products (written in assembler).
            X:  Product exits and/or user written SVCs need assembler
        interfaces.
    A:  Access methods only provide assembler interfaces.
    P:  Applications have very high performance requirements.
    R:  Apps must be independent of separately-licensed runtime packages.
    S:  Need supervisor services not available in high-level languages.
    H:  Need to exploit specific hardware features or instructions.
    I: Assembly language required for system or product installation.
$$ 2.
$$ 2 Other.

How many individuals at your installation are currently coding for S/370
in a high-level language?
$$ 3.

How many individuals at your installation are currently coding for S/370
in assembly language?
$$ 4.

Please indicate the percentage of time that your installation's
S/370 assember coding supports:
 Developing new software:
$$ 5a.
 Maintaining code written in-house:
$$ 5b.
 Maintaining code written elsewhere:
$$ 5c.

Is new development in S/370 assembly language at your installation:
   Choose from: __Increasing  __ Staying the same __ Decreasing
$$ 6.

Is maintenance of existing S/370 assembler code at your installation:
   Choose from: __Increasing  __ Staying the same __ Decreasing
$$ 7.

Which of the following user modifications to Assembler H are you aware of:
    M: MTS
    S: SLAC mods
$$ 8.
$$ 8 Other.

Yes or No: Have you had experience using these modifications?
$$ 9.

Yes or no: Do you feel the Assembler H should be improved?
$$ 10.