Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 13:45:49 -0400 From: Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Single User Message-ID: <07956117-4e29-bcfa-023f-ea9dda71afa5@kicp.uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: <20220519173627.92d86857c4cddcea935920c1@sohara.org> References: <91d28f49-1c1b-d2bf-5fd6-8b2e206ee6c7@andyit.com.au> <20220519132547.6b8cbb36.freebsd.ed.lists@sumeritec.com> <24632e11-1a86-8553-cf44-d29aa40a6858@kicp.uchicago.edu> <CA%2ByoEx8Jk_sceftUUuXi5Hq0Vq2TS=dgAgz7cJ5HweF9u0H5Gg@mail.gmail.com> <057d7d-a0c2-aae9-e653-b186fd82a923@safeport.com> <20220519173627.92d86857c4cddcea935920c1@sohara.org>
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On 5/19/22 12:36 PM, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > On Thu, 19 May 2022 14:59:44 +0000 (UTC) > doug <doug@safeport.com> wrote: > >> Pretty sure I am the only one on this list who used compressed punched >> cards on IBSYS. That said, two things are obvious here: 13 is in pretty >> good shape; and it is a slow news day. > > Not on IBSYS but as a schoolboy using the IBM 1130 a lot at the > local technical college I had my own card draw and booking privileges. > Prior to that I used paper tape on an ASR-33 - the keyboard on the 029 card > punches was *much* nicer to use. And today I realized how really old I am... Will go to taekwondo club to sparr a couple of 20 year old students to shake this feeling off... Valeri >
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