19 Oct
2002
19 Oct
'02
11:23 a.m.
I remember punching all my programs on cards and then marking the cards
with a large X to get them in straight.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [OT] paper on Retro ?
card
their
punch
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 > 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 > 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 under the tutelage of Mr. John Lawson.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
Festival
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