On 02/09/2015 11:31 AM, Mike Stein wrote:
But these were different times where life moved
more slowly. I actually designed several systems
using four cassette drives and magnetic cards, and
one or two days every week you just set aside an
hour or two for sorting and housekeeping.
Magnetic card storage was left out of this discussion. NCR 353 CRAM,
anyone? Did anyone ever write an external sort using that beast?
--Chuck