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"Rostyslaw J. Lewyckyj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If memory hasn't failed me, we read mark sense cards on something that > was called a 1230. We didn't have one in the computing center. It was > in a separate laboratory somewhere in the School of Education. > We sent the decks over there. I don't remember what we got back. > I think the 1230 may have punched the marked card. re: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007q.html#71 IBM System/3 & 3277-1 http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007r.html#2 IBM System/3 & 3277-1 wiki mark sense page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_sense mentions that 513, 514, 557, and 519 could handle mark sense. also has pointer to 805 test scoring machine. 513 & 514 reproducing punches could handle mark sense ... so it is possible that a 513/514 had preprossed the mark sense student registration cards ... and the 2540 was only processing the reproduced punch cards (and i just not paying that much attention). the wiki reference also has url for 513/514 (pdf) reference manual ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
