James Legg
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My dad lent me a book the other day (a 1972 edition of Starship Troopers) - this punchcard was the bookmark I found in it. According to wikipedia it's an IBM 80 that was originally designed in 1928. Thats an 80 year old bit of computer related technology. Next to it is the computer I carry with me in my pocket at all times capable of voice, video and VOIP calls, mobile data for my laptop, email, web, calender and it can pin point my current location on this planet.
It doesn't work when you get it wet - but then I bet the punch card wouldn't either.
Posted at 11:26PM Nov 23, 2008 by James Legg in Personal | Comments[3]
Coool.
I thought you were going to say that you were trying to work out what the program did! Let me know if you do.
Posted by Robin on November 24, 2008 at 09:25 AM GMT #
I'm pretty sure that the lack of the punches means that it is blank!
Posted by James Legg on November 24, 2008 at 09:30 AM GMT #
Nor when you bend, fold, spindle or mutilate it. I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. I don't suppose that list means anything to you if you had to look up what a punch card is in wikipedia. Truthfully, I was never very sure about "spindle" even when the phrase was universal. I think it meant to stick a rod through it.
Posted by Brian Utterback on November 24, 2008 at 07:03 PM GMT #