IP: A definition -- re: The Last Bug

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

Gad, I keep forgetting much of the younger generation has never had to deal with IBM punch cards.hese cards held 
programs and data, when they were not ripped apart by bad card readers and one taalked about columns and rows. One 
usually put the cards into a reader 9 edge -- the bottom of the card into the reader ( I forget whcih way -- long long 
time)  with the face of the card away from you. So all programmers of that day were buried 9s edge face down


Dave


To: <farber () cis upenn edu>


> Next day he was buried,
> face down, nine edge first.


Nice line, but completely lost on most of your list, I fear.  ...RM


Richard Mateosian <srm () cyberpass net>    www.cyberpass.net/~srm/
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