Re: You think you had it rough

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Date: Fri, 05 Oct 1990 20:26

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In article <1990Oct4.1...@cl.cam.ac.uk>, da...@cl.cam.ac.uk (David Elworthy) writes:
> In article <450...@hp-vcd.HP.COM> jo...@hp-vcd.HP.COM (John Eaton) writes:
>><<<<
>>< You had 029 keypunches? We had 026-ers, and had to ask the operator
>>< for our listings. And it was *always* hours later (except under special
>>< dispensation when a test was due).
>>----------
>>Oh Yeah!  We didn't even have keypunch machines. We each got a one hole
>>punch and and a map showing the codes. And cards? We had to take the
>>used ones and glue the chad back in ..and..and.. O never mind.
>>
>>John Eaton
>>!hpvcfs1!johne
> 
> Had a punch, did you? You were lucky. We had to use a trained gerbil which bit
> the hole in the card when you pulled its tail. (Course, later we got several
> in parallel and hammers to beat them with.)
> 
> -- david elworthy

 Jeez, you guys.  Cut this out! I can't take it any more...
 The other people in the office think i'm half nuts when
 they hear me reading these things...

  Tee/he

Willy

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Subject: Re: You think you had it rough
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Date: 5 Oct 90 20:26:13 GMT
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