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Prevent VTAM Buffers from Overloading

ACL/E programs that are written to perform a repetitive task may frequently display redundant data on the screen. A program that updates the screen more quickly than VTAM can deliver the data to the screen can cause the screen to flicker and overload the VTAM buffers. If the program does not have PAUSE or INPUT statements to request data from the user, the data most likely does not need to be displayed on the screen.