11 Oct
2005
11 Oct
'05
9:27 p.m.
On 10/11/2005 at 9:13 PM woodelf wrote:
I was looking for Fortran IV programs and got reading
on the History of
FORTRAN.
In 1957 they could not punch out the 2,000 binary cards of FORTRAN II
and had to go tape instead.
Now that is about 72*12 bits per card ... you work out the math.
Huh? I've used a card-based 1401 FORTRAN II. Two decks--you read in the first deck,
then your source program. An intermediate deck was punched. You then read in the second
pass of the compiler, followed by the cards punched by the first pass. An object deck was
punched.
2000 cards is about a box. Not a spectacular amount at all. Tape WAS easier, however.
Cheers,
Chuck