On Thursday 13 September 2007 19:00, Richard wrote:
Anyone know what this is? Looks like a weird data
entry system to key
in data and store it on tape for processing who knows how. Although
the description could just be off...
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I believe I ran across one such system in recent years, belonging to the PA
Department of Labor and Industry. They had a bunch of peecees running NT
that all worked toward some box on the other side of the room that dumped
things on to a tape for who knows what. I'm not sure if they still do that
or not...
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ablest -- form of life in this section of space, ?a critter that can
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