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I did Computer Studies 101 in the late 70's .......'FORTRAN'.......had to punch holes in pieces of card to get the message across. How to mix hi tech with kindergarten!
 
I did Computer Studies 101 in the late 70's .......'FORTRAN'.......had to punch holes in pieces of card to get the message across. How to mix hi tech with kindergarten!
Me too. I had to wait in line to run a simple program with a very large computer with key punched program and data. One mistake, go find it, key punch a new card, stand in line - agony.
 
I did Computer Studies 101 in the late 70's .......'FORTRAN'.......had to punch holes in pieces of card to get the message across. How to mix hi tech with kindergarten!
When I first started work, I was working with punched tape. I believe the round circles of paper that get punched out, are called chads.
 
When I first started work, I was working with punched tape. I believe the round circles of paper that get punched out, are called chads.
And the paper tape was oily, had a funny smell. I always assumed it was to keep it supple, because if it tore/broke, you were suddenly an extra on Schitt's Creek (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schitt's_Creek)!

OMG, those famed chads got everywhere, too.
 
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And the paper tape was oily, had a funny smell. I always assumed it was to keep it supple, because if it tore/broke, you were suddenly an extra on Schitt's Creek (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schitt's_Creek)!

OMG, those famed chads got everywhere, too.
They got in my undies, courtesy of the punch machine operators! They appeared in the most unusual of places for quite some time 🤣
 
I remember mimeographs and that distinctive smell... the paper was also cold right out of the printing process

Apparently its "rapturously fragrant, sweetly aromatic pale blue ink, mimeograph paper was literally intoxicating....Concern about the toxicity of the ink and students' habit of sniffing the pages contributed to the decision of some school districts to abandon [mimeographs] in favor of other technologies."
 
This song popped in my head randomly this morning.

Also a manor motion picture featuring Kris Kristofferson.


Update: Really weird! I heard this tonight on Willies roadhouse on Sirius.
 
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They got in my undies, courtesy of the punch machine operators! They appeared in the most unusual of places for quite some time 🤣
Why were punch machine operators in your undies.....Ahhhhh😉!
ISOIR when doing photocopies of books at the local library having to fill out a form declaring that copyright would not be breached as the copies were for private use only. (No it wasn't Playboy).
 
Why were punch machine operators in your undies.....Ahhhhh😉!
ISOIR when doing photocopies of books at the local library having to fill out a form declaring that copyright would not be breached as the copies were for private use only. (No it wasn't Playboy).
Haha I believe it was around Christmas. One of the girls accosted me from behind and somehow managed to swiftly dump a load down there.
It got very silly at times, in that room. And the boss was the silliest, setting a pretty bad example for the rest of us!
 
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