5 Apr
2010
5 Apr
'10
6:56 a.m.
now that you mention IBM used the word "chips" then the rest of the industry
would have to call it something else... They probably even copyrighted the name
"chips" and good thing they didn't sue the TV guys when CHiPs was on TV.
-----Original Message-----
From: Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org>
Sent: Apr 5, 2010 9:49 AM
To: General Discussion at null, On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at
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Subject: Re: chips (was Re: Reading ancient paper digital media (was Re: HamurabiFocal
source))
On 4/5/10 1:07 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote:
As to punched cards I never heard the rectangular punchings referred to as
'chips' on either side of the Atlantic.
I refer you, then, to most IBM punched card documentation on bitsavers.
http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/cardProc/22-8485-3_operGuide_Sep56.pdf
page 13, for example:
"Chip Box
Slightly to the right of the machine, as you look at it from the rear,
is a removable box, which is the receptacle for the punching chips as
they are cut out. This box can be easily removed, when necessary, by
lifting a catch that locks it into position. The chip box should be
removed and emptied daily."