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Punch cards were pre-me, but I do remember when someone told me why we
code JCL in 80 column data sets (or members). It's just an online punch
card, of sorts, right? I remember thinking that was so cool, so I hope
it is true. ;-)
Never heard of 96-column cards, though. Just some ignorance on my part
with that one.
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the 96-column card was unique to the System-3, with three rows of
punches, in BCD, on a single card that was't really a lot larger than
today's credit cards. Slightly larger, but not inconveniently so. The
holes were round, as opposed to rectangular in the 80-column card, and
the keypunch for them also printed the value of the punch on the card.
I've still got a partial box of the original cards. Contact me off-list
and I'll send you a picture. Or a sample card.
--
Rick
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