Info on things old wanted...

From: Mr. Self Destruct <more_at_camlaw.rutgers.edu>
Date: Mon Oct 13 01:27:23 1997

On Sun, 12 Oct 1997, William Donzelli wrote:

> I received a bit of mail from a buddy:
>
> >1) IBM 29 card punch + writer machine fitted into a desk
> >2) Bendix DATAGRID Digitizer (a large unit) w/ pad (about 1.5 m by 1 m)
>
> >The digitizing machine and pad are connected by some hefty
> >wires. Les inspected the works and declared "gonna hafta
> >cut them wires." Maureen suggested that she take a look
> >at it first.
>
> Does anyone have any information on these two things? My guess is that the
> IBM card machine may be pre-computer (programmed by plugboards, etc.).

I'll take a guess here...

A family member of mine runs an embroidery business and she says that
older designs used to be kept on cards (and later on paper tape or
something like that) so this *may* have been used for such work. The
digitizing tablet would lend to this idea as well as many embroidery
designs need to be digitized.

just a guess...

LeS
Received on Mon Oct 13 1997 - 01:27:23 BST