1 Apr
2010
1 Apr
'10
12:30 p.m.
On 1 Apr 2010 at 13:25, M H Stein wrote:
Watching one *jam* at 1200 cards per minute is even
more impressive,
especially if the sensors are dirty or misadjusted (and *especially*
if you have to recreate the damaged cards manually)...
In the years of using a 405, I remember precious few card mishaps.
The COMSOURCE personnel were far more likely to dump your card trays
on the floor when their cart hit a filler strip
But you're right, when they happened, they were spectacular.
Multiple "accordion pleated" cards after the one causing the problem.
In many, many boxes of cards, I don't think I ever irretrievably lost
a card in a 405, however. The pleated cards could still be fed
through a keypunch for duping.
The third-party slow-speed card readers used for Export/Import
terminals were far more mangle-prone, in my experience.
The 405 apparently could also take "short" 52-column cards at 1600
cpm also. I don't think I've ever seen such a card.
--Chuck