WS> That's why the IBM B.A.L. command...

B.A.L.?  I thought it was BNE, but then again, that's 360 ALC.

WS> is called -- "TRT" -- (translate table) ....

Do you mean that IBM translates acronyms into other acronyms?  Now 
_that's_ confusing.

WS> No only is it convenient for ASCII to EBCDIC
WS> conversions; it is even convenient for EBCDIC to EBCDIC conversions!

Why would there need to be a conversion from one system into the same 
system?

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