IBM 557 Alphabetic Interpreter??

From: Derek Peschel <dpeschel_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Tue Mar 30 00:11:04 1999

> Ummm... (hollerith) card sorters (at least the IBM 83 sitting here beside
> me) have 13 bins.
>
> 0-9, 11, 12, and reject... B^}

I knew that. Anyway, I said they had about 11 bins. Sometimes it pays to
be vague.

Can you actually use the sorter yet or is it still blocked by a huge pile of
stuff? Last I saw, you could put cards in but not take them out (easily).

-- Derek
Received on Tue Mar 30 1999 - 00:11:04 BST