> I agree. But the ATB spec IS punch card stock. Picked for all the reasons you > listed. They make lots of it.
I would love to be proven wrong, but I do not think that is true anymore. I think the stock spec changed in the 1980s when the magnetic strip was added (which might be enough to screw up old card handling anyway). The IATA says that no more stock is being issued (and that news is from 2008!). -- Will
