Contains comprehensive coverage of the AS/400 and interactive processing. * Provides a step-by-step introduction to programming with COBOL. * Demonstrates how COBOL can be used as a "language of the 90's". * Updated web site which contains additional information, as well as changes in standards and techniques. * Features more material on indexed and relative disk file processing, and enhanced student disk which includes some extra debugging assignments and a Y2K screen saver.