19 Oct
2002
19 Oct
'02
11:03 a.m.
On Sat, 19 Oct 2002, Pete Turnbull wrote:
Can anyone remember how many IBM cards fit in a box?
A card is nominally 8
thou thick, and a tray is about 16.5" long internally, so it must be
something of the order of 2000.
That is correct.
Who remembers drawing a cross or a diagonal line on
the top of the card
deck, so you had some chance of re-ordering the deck if someone dropped the
box?
Before my time but I've heard the anecdote.
Who remembers using a folded card (16 thou) to check
the points on their
engine (nominally 15 thou)? Folded in three to check the spark plug gap
(nominally 25 thou)??
I used a folded punch card to clean the relay contacts on my IBM 026 punch
under the tutelage of Mr. John Lawson.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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