On Tue, 14 Sep 1999, Merle K. Peirce wrote:
> Sounds like a magcard, probably from an old MagcardII typewriter or a
> Displaywriter.
>
> On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, Wayne Smith wrote:
>
> > I was just going through a box of old files (circa 1970) that my office
> > is throwing out and I found four cards that I need an ID on. They are
> > the same size and shape as a standard puch card, but appear to be made
> > of some sort of magnetic media. They are approximately the color of
> > standard magnetic cassette tape on one side, and nearly black on the
> > other. Each card has "IBM" printed on it in white with a direction
> > arrow next to it in one corner of the card directly opposite the notch.
> > In the corner with the notch there are two groups of 3 digits, also in
> > white.
Merle's analysis agrees with some known Magcards that I have. The two
groups of 3 digit numbers are apparently for card identification as they
are not duplicated.
- don
> > The cards have what appear to be track marks on them in three parallel
> > rows on the horizontal, as if fed through a reader.
> >
> > Thanks. If it would be useful I post a scan of one of these.
> >
> >
>
> M. K. Peirce
> Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
> 215 Shady Lea Road,
> North Kingstown, RI 02852
>
> "Casta est qui nemo rogavit."
>
> - Ovid
>
>
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