chips (was Re: Reading ancient paper digital media (wasRe: HamurabiFocal source))

That would be the same IBM who refer to hard disks as dazdi's! Regards ? Rod Smallwood ? ?????ANSI X12 - EANCOM - TRADACOMS ? EDI Consulting Ltd ? Phone? 0118 971 4436 Email?? rodsmallwood at btconnect.com ? -----Original Message----- From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Al Kossow Sent: 05 April 2010 14:49 To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: chips (was Re: Reading ancient paper digital media (wasRe: HamurabiFocal source)) On 4/5/10 1:07 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: 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."