cobol2.hlp (Table of Contents; Topic list)
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     See Introduction to switches
 
     Normally, files opened for random access use 512 byte buffers;
     however, those opened for sequential access use 4 Kbyte buffers.
     Setting this switch to on is useful if memory is at a premium, for
     example during animation; however, this may impact performance.
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