[off topic but appropriate] Re: Can't compile Fortran in Fedora 7

Bruno Wolff III bruno at wolff.to
Tue Oct 9 05:45:28 UTC 2007


On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 17:30:18 -0500,
  "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel at infinity-ltd.com> wrote:
> 
> I believe the paper tape loader of choice was a model 33 teletype on
> a 20ma current loop.

Well, not of choice. The oiled tape used to stain things and the 33s had a lot
of read errors. We usually had a nice paper tape reader that would read fan
folded paper tapes that weren't oiled. Those readers were faster and more
accurate.




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