26 Feb
2009
26 Feb
'09
2:50 p.m.
>>>> "John" == John Floren
<slawmaster at gmail.com> writes:
John> I thought 80-column cards were 80 bytes? One byte per column?
John> I've never actually used them, so if somebody could explain to
John> me that would be interesting.
Yes, they are, if you use the full binary code. That exists but it
isn't often seen. I do remember some IBM 360 binary card decks,
though.
You could even do 12 bits per column if the card punch being used is
forgiving.
paul