7 Mar
2007
7 Mar
'07
7:12 p.m.
On Wed, 7 Mar 2007, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Those early 5.25" punched cards don't have the best data density, but
on the upside they beat the Apple cards (1-bit per card).
As an added feature, they come pre-punched so you don't need to mess
with them.
All "ones", though.
I never *could* figure out where the card hopper
was on the
Advantage.
No hopper.
You have to load the cards one at a time into the card drives on the
front. It uses special 5.25" round cards (in a square jacket), and
permits some magnetic data storage in the spaces between the punch
holes.