I had a professor who had his entire programming output on Hollerith cards. His reasoning was that they were more stable than magnetic tape. I wonder if he kept a reader...

Herb Chong wrote:

i have some of my programming assignments from that time. threw out the card decks after a few years, but some listings still.

Herb....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Hell, I don't remember, it's been 23 years...





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