[AccessD] OT: Memory Lane. IBM Key Punch

Confused.  we for the most part only dealt with EBCDIC, this is going back to 1976, a date which i BELIEVE PREDATES A LOT OF LISTERS. Damn caps lock . Sorry!

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	From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com on behalf of MartyConnelly 
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	I believe the 026's only punched BCD and the 029 EBCDIC
	
	Tesiny, Ed wrote:
	
	>You're not alone, we had three 029s where all our research projects data
	>were entered and verified.  Then we took the cards up to the university
	>to read them into the UNIVAC 1100.  We used dial-ups ( 300 baud) from
	>our office (DecWriters I think) to get to the mainframe at the
	>university.  It was nice, however, on  a sunny summer day to send a
	>print job to university where they had a little beer garden ;-))
	>
	>Ed Tesiny
	>EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us
	>
	>
	> 
	>
	>>-----Original Message-----
	>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
	>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
	>>
	>>I'm feeling very OLD right now.
	>>
	>>GK
	>>
	>>   
	>>
	
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