I remember 80-column punch cards. I don't remember the model of the keypunch machine, but I do remember that it was large, heavy, and unforgiving.
-- Jack Hamilton Management Information & Analysis - Analytic Information Services Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. 1950 Franklin Street, Oakland, California 94612 +1 510 987-1556 (KP tieline 8-427-1556) NOTE: This email document and attachments are covered by CA Evidence Code §1157 and CA Health and Safety Code §1370. NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are prohibited from sharing, copying, or otherwise using or disclosing its contents. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments without reading, forwarding or saving them. Thank you. Rick Fochtman <rfocht...@ync.net> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu> 05/26/2009 09:18 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu> To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject Re: [IBM-MAIN] Book on Poughkeepsie ----------------------------------<snip>------------------------------------ A while back I posted something on punched cards here and got a private email "what does punched cards have to do the the mainframe?" so I'm half expecting a "what does Poughkeepsie NY have to do with the mainframe?". ------------------------------------<unsnip>---------------------------------- Consider, if you will, the sweet innocence of childhood. ;-) How many of us remember the days of punched cards, either 80-column or 96-column? Or the 1442 "Multifunction Card Machine", also known as "Mother Fletcher's Card Mulcher"? Or the venerable 2540? or the 2501 Optical Card Reader? Or the 3505/3525? -- Rick -- Remember that if you?re not the lead dog, the view never changes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
