On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:11:14 +0100, Chris Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>...
>There's a danger of this thread becoming circular.
No danger. It's already circular.
>...
>The 2560 was the card reader/punch and some other tricks ...
like interpret
>... which tended to go with the 360 Model 20 and RPG.
There was also a set of CPS/TPS/DPS (Card/Tape/Disk Programming System)
utilities to list, interpret, reproduce, sort ("Take the cards from
stackers 1 & 2 and place them in hopper 1. Take the cards from stackers 4
& 5 and place them in hopper 2. Then press "START". 5 passes
remaining".), and the wonderful Gang-punch/Reproduce.
Pat O'Keefe
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