Re: [expert] Penguin removal - OT!

[Civileme]

Alex V Flinsch wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 14 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> > what about a paper tape reader ;) I used to have to butterfly those
> > damed paper tapes in the navy what fun that was ;)
> >
> 
> Nasty things those were. Especially if you were ever stupid enough to
> brush a finger against a running tape.  Paper cut from hell.
> 
> --
> Alex
> (Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)


And how about the IBM 650?  80 registers and a recirc paper tape
memory.  The quintessential stored program computer.  (Better
than rewiring).

Of course, I do remember rewiring one of those chain printers
(the 1403, I believe) to chug away for a couple of hours to give
me the first couple of coefficients for a Fourier transform, but
I didn't have to do that, just did it for kicks.


Civileme
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