Re: Do they still make greenbar paper these days?
I'm old enough to know that greenbar paper is 120 columns. There's also 144, still on impact printers. The compressed dump format for the 3800 squeezes in considerably more. Except when there is a legal requirement for carbon paper or NCR copies, doesn't everybody use plain paper with a forms overlay these days? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Bob Bridges [robhbrid...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 1:49 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Do they still make greenbar paper these days? I had occasion a few minutes ago to note to myself, in a non-computer context, that twice 66 is 132. "How" (an imaginary grandchild asked in my head) "did you know that so fast?" The answer, of course, is that if a computer programmer is old enough he knows 132 characters is the usual width of the old greenbar paper, and 66 is half of that. But it led me to wonder. Punch cards are now an expensive antique. Do they even make greenbar paper any more? Does anyone know? Just curious. --- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* ...The New York Times Sunday magazine ran a cover story headlined, Can Miami Save Itself? The story went on for many words, but it boiled down to one: "No". ¶ We at Tropic were, naturally, grateful to The Times for going to the trouble of coming here and discovering that our city had problems. In an effort to return the favor, we sent me and photographer Chuck Fadely up to New York on an objective fact-finding trip to see if New York was a rude, filthy, overpriced hellhole or what. -from _He's Not Making This Up_ by Dave Barry */ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: [EXTERNAL] Do they still make greenbar paper these days?
I still remember my first computer-oriented job as a burster and decollator operator. My biggest nemesis was the 5-part carbon form with parts 4&5 edge glued (for an insurance company, of course). Ahh, those halcyon days... Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Clifford McNeill" To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 6/8/2022 3:25:37 PM Subject Re: [EXTERNAL] Do they still make greenbar paper these days? Now you need a de-collator. On 6/8/2022 1:09 PM, Pommier, Rex wrote: GIYF or duck duck go or whatever your search engine of choice. Not only is greenbar paper still available (Staples, anyone?) but you can even still get it in carbon paper (shudder). -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: [EXTERNAL] Do they still make greenbar paper these days?
Now you need a de-collator. On 6/8/2022 1:09 PM, Pommier, Rex wrote: GIYF or duck duck go or whatever your search engine of choice. Not only is greenbar paper still available (Staples, anyone?) but you can even still get it in carbon paper (shudder). -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: [EXTERNAL] Do they still make greenbar paper these days?
GIYF or duck duck go or whatever your search engine of choice. Not only is greenbar paper still available (Staples, anyone?) but you can even still get it in carbon paper (shudder). -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bob Bridges Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 12:49 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXTERNAL] Do they still make greenbar paper these days? I had occasion a few minutes ago to note to myself, in a non-computer context, that twice 66 is 132. "How" (an imaginary grandchild asked in my head) "did you know that so fast?" The answer, of course, is that if a computer programmer is old enough he knows 132 characters is the usual width of the old greenbar paper, and 66 is half of that. But it led me to wonder. Punch cards are now an expensive antique. Do they even make greenbar paper any more? Does anyone know? Just curious. --- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* ...The New York Times Sunday magazine ran a cover story headlined, Can Miami Save Itself? The story went on for many words, but it boiled down to one: "No". ¶ We at Tropic were, naturally, grateful to The Times for going to the trouble of coming here and discovering that our city had problems. In an effort to return the favor, we sent me and photographer Chuck Fadely up to New York on an objective fact-finding trip to see if New York was a rude, filthy, overpriced hellhole or what. -from _He's Not Making This Up_ by Dave Barry */ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Do they still make greenbar paper these days?
I just found some while unpacking. Stuff made for some great packing material. The answer to your question however is yes. You can even buy it on Amazon. Sadly no printers show up in "customers were also interested in...". https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Computer-Perforated-Margins-15852/dp/B001E6BYFO On Wed, Jun 8, 2022 at 1:49 PM Bob Bridges wrote: > I had occasion a few minutes ago to note to myself, in a non-computer > context, that twice 66 is 132. "How" (an imaginary grandchild asked in my > head) "did you know that so fast?" The answer, of course, is that if a > computer programmer is old enough he knows 132 characters is the usual > width > of the old greenbar paper, and 66 is half of that. > > But it led me to wonder. Punch cards are now an expensive antique. Do > they > even make greenbar paper any more? Does anyone know? Just curious. > > --- > Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 > > /* ...The New York Times Sunday magazine ran a cover story headlined, Can > Miami Save Itself? The story went on for many words, but it boiled down to > one: "No". ¶ We at Tropic were, naturally, grateful to The Times for going > to the trouble of coming here and discovering that our city had problems. > In an effort to return the favor, we sent me and photographer Chuck Fadely > up to New York on an objective fact-finding trip to see if New York was a > rude, filthy, overpriced hellhole or what. -from _He's Not Making This Up_ > by Dave Barry */ > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- ><º>`·.¸¸´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸>(((º> .·´¯`·.><º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><º> <>< Go fishing ><> -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Do they still make greenbar paper these days?
I had occasion a few minutes ago to note to myself, in a non-computer context, that twice 66 is 132. "How" (an imaginary grandchild asked in my head) "did you know that so fast?" The answer, of course, is that if a computer programmer is old enough he knows 132 characters is the usual width of the old greenbar paper, and 66 is half of that. But it led me to wonder. Punch cards are now an expensive antique. Do they even make greenbar paper any more? Does anyone know? Just curious. --- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* ...The New York Times Sunday magazine ran a cover story headlined, Can Miami Save Itself? The story went on for many words, but it boiled down to one: "No". ¶ We at Tropic were, naturally, grateful to The Times for going to the trouble of coming here and discovering that our city had problems. In an effort to return the favor, we sent me and photographer Chuck Fadely up to New York on an objective fact-finding trip to see if New York was a rude, filthy, overpriced hellhole or what. -from _He's Not Making This Up_ by Dave Barry */ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
