In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 07/29/2006
at 12:42 PM, "R.S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>AFAIK the sequence numbers are completely useless nowadays.
Then your knowledge doesn't go very far.
>It was used for punched card sorter.
That hasn't been the important use for decades.
>Is there any other application ?
Yes - editing.
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