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- From: cmr@world.std.com (Charles M Richmond)
- Subject: Re: dinosaur horsepower
- Message-ID: <Bs6E6H.DnH@world.std.com>
- Organization: Integrated International Systems Corp. One Longfellow Place, Suite 3309, Boston, Ma.
- References: <Bs3oGt.6vp@helios.physics.utoronto.ca> <1992Jul28.155852.23608@sctc.com> <Bs5L03.3tH@exnet.co.uk> <Bs5ME8.1p2@news.larc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 00:18:17 GMT
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- kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov ( Scott Dorsey) writes:
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- >In article <Bs5L03.3tH@exnet.co.uk> dhd@exnet.co.uk (Damon) writes:
- >>In article <1992Jul28.155852.23608@sctc.com> smith@sctc.com (Rick Smith) writes:
- >>>I was a fan of papertape myself. (5 points: can you spot the pun?)
- >>
- >>No, but I'm sure I'll burst out laughing when you list out the hole joke.
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- >What an uncultured chad.
- >--scott
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- Damn, when you all Hollerith , you are the Baudest.
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- Charlie
-
- I used to play with a "Bull" serial card punch (sold by NCR Model 576)
- that had a logic "0" that ranged from 0 volts to 6.5 volts... the logic "1"
- was anything from 7 volts to 40 volts and the friction drive print
- mechanism!!!! I seem to remember that they could punch about 900 cards per
- hour.
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