On 5 Oct 2010 at 19:20, Alexey Toptygin wrote:
I would also marvel at a reel of punched cards... I
thought you
usually stack and sheet-feed them. Anyone know what I/O was actually
in Babbage's design?
My guess is the same as used on Jacquard looms:
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~koster/musicbox/jacquard2.jpg
--Chuck