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Date:      Thu, 19 May 2022 13:45:49 -0400
From:      Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Single User
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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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