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Date:      Thu, 19 May 2022 17:36:27 +0100
From:      Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        doug@safeport.com
Subject:   Re: Single User
Message-ID:  <20220519173627.92d86857c4cddcea935920c1@sohara.org>
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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.

-- 
Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>



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