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Re: Idea about WAAPDSUT programs

PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:45 pm
by Cindy Grosse
WAAPDSUT manual - part 3.

Re: Idea about WAAPDSUT programs

PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:46 pm
by Cindy Grosse
WAAPDSUT manual - part 4

Re: Idea about WAAPDSUT programs

PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 4:07 pm
by dwithtiing26
My name is Dwight King and I developed WAAPDSUT while at EDS. I was taught programming at EDS in 1970 when I went through the Systems Engineering Development Program after l departed from the US Air Force as a Fighter Pilot in the F4. I wrote the code in 1972 after hearing complaints from other System Engineers how hard it was to extract records from a file or modify records in a file. I spent a lot of time pondering what to use for control cards and then decided that since Assembler Language was extensively used in those days, I make the control cards look like Assembler Instructions so that anyone could easily use the application. Over the years, it had a number of different names but in the end, was named WAAPDSUT. Internally within the program, it was fairly easy to take the control cards and change them into actual Assembler Code. For some of the more detailed work such as finding the details of the file blocks, I would go into machine language and copy the fine information needed.

The program was extensively used throughout EDS and was also sold in the software market by EDS.

If you want to know more, my email is [email address deleted to avoid spamming]. I can also prove I was the developer of the original program as I still have the IBM cards and the listing stored in my summer cottage garage from the first version of the program named BAAP930 (another meaningless name). If you do not know what IBM cards are, then you are too young.

I hope you enjoy learning more about this program.

Re: Idea about WAAPDSUT programs

PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:46 pm
by NicC
Please do not post email addresses. If a member wishes to contact you then they can do so via the private messaging facility of the forum.

Re: Idea about WAAPDSUT programs

PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:57 am
by OldProgrammer
dwithtiing26 wrote:My name is Dwight King and I developed WAAPDSUT while at EDS. I was taught programming at EDS in 1970 when I went through the Systems Engineering Development Program after l departed from the US Air Force as a Fighter Pilot in the F4. I wrote the code in 1972 after hearing complaints from other System Engineers how hard it was to extract records from a file or modify records in a file. I spent a lot of time pondering what to use for control cards and then decided that since Assembler Language was extensively used in those days, I make the control cards look like Assembler Instructions so that anyone could easily use the application. Over the years, it had a number of different names but in the end, was named WAAPDSUT. Internally within the program, it was fairly easy to take the control cards and change them into actual Assembler Code. For some of the more detailed work such as finding the details of the file blocks, I would go into machine language and copy the fine information needed.

The program was extensively used throughout EDS and was also sold in the software market by EDS.

If you want to know more, my email is [email address deleted to avoid spamming]. I can also prove I was the developer of the original program as I still have the IBM cards and the listing stored in my summer cottage garage from the first version of the program named BAAP930 (another meaningless name). If you do not know what IBM cards are, then you are too young.

I hope you enjoy learning more about this program.



Mr. King... I just ran across some of my old work from back in the day.. I wrote literally thousands of apps using Waapdsut. Without a doubt my #1 favorite tool of all time. Thank you for creating this wonderful tool.

Re: Idea about WAAPDSUT programs

PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2020 5:29 pm
by JAlgood
As an EDSer,it was noted that the "WAAP" in WAAPDSUT may have whimsically stood for
"W"hat
"A"n
"A"mazing
"P"rogram

Re: Idea about WAAPDSUT programs

PostPosted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:11 am
by draykster
All True. I worked for EDS back in 1988. We were told that WAAP stood for What An Amazing Program. Not sure how true that is though :-).

Re: Idea about WAAPDSUT programs

PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 1:13 am
by plush
found it

Re: Idea about WAAPDSUT programs

PostPosted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 4:55 am
by OldProgrammer
Anyone know if the binary of WAAP can bee downloaded? I used to have it but lost with a HD failure. I missed having it for the occasional mainframe job that comes along