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Punch Card Tales (was Re: Regexp to split name?

Rick DeNatale

6/27/2007 9:47:00 PM

On 6/27/07, Michael W. Ryder <_mwryder@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Rick DeNatale wrote:

> > Don't know how many here are old enough to remember when most
> > computers used magnetic tape. <G>
> >
> I remember carrying boxes of punched cards. One of my previous bosses
> told me a humorous horror story about a company he worked for. The
> company magazine was doing an article on the Data Processing department
> and wanted a picture of the computers at work. The department decided
> that the best time would be during the payroll run when all of the tape
> drives would be in use. They set up the shot and when the flash went
> off all of the tape drives went off line. Everyone had forgotten about
> the optical EOT sensors.

Maybe some might find some amusement in:

http://talklikeaduck.denh...articles/2007/06/27/punch-...
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Rick DeNatale

My blog on Ruby
http://talklikeaduck.denh...