RE: Microsoft Tries to Cozy Up to Mainframe, iSeries Users

No, just keypunches.  In my first job as a mainframe operator (mid 80's) we
did have some OLD card sorting machines with removable "circuit boards"
that required occasional rewiring, depending on the job.  I also remember
every Friday night there was a job where we had to load about 20 trays of
cards.  It took about an hour to load them all and you could pretty much
count on at least one jam that ate a card.  You then had to look at the
card, try to figure out what it was, and repunch a new one.  (and you think
that you've got data integrity problems!)

That company went bankrupt a couple of years ago.  Go figure...

Dave Parnin
Nishikawa Standard Company
Topeka, IN  46571
daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx





                                                                                
                                 
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do you remember the manual hand punches?  for cards and for paper tape



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Booth Martin

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From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion

Date: 08/26/04 13:00:09

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Subject: RE: Microsoft Tries to Cozy Up to Mainframe, iSeries Users



Yeah...the snow put it over the top...I remember the other stuff

though...


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