I remember punching all my programs on cards and then marking the cards
with a large X to get them in straight.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo_at_siconic.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [OT] paper on Retro ?
> On Sat, 19 Oct 2002, Pete Turnbull wrote:
>
> > Can anyone remember how many IBM cards fit in a box? A card is
nominally 8
> > thou thick, and a tray is about 16.5" long internally, so it must be
> > something of the order of 2000.
>
> That is correct.
>
> > Who remembers drawing a cross or a diagonal line on the top of the
card
> > deck, so you had some chance of re-ordering the deck if someone
dropped the
> > box?
>
> Before my time but I've heard the anecdote.
>
> > Who remembers using a folded card (16 thou) to check the points on
their
> > engine (nominally 15 thou)? Folded in three to check the spark plug
gap
> > (nominally 25 thou)??
>
> I used a folded punch card to clean the relay contacts on my IBM 026
punch
> under the tutelage of Mr. John Lawson.
>
> Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
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