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Re: You think you had it rough

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From: jo... John Eaton
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 1990 22:43
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< 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).
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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
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From: jo...@hp-vcd.HP.COM (John Eaton)
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Subject: Re: You think you had it rough
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Date: 2 Oct 90 22:43:35 GMT
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