About programing, a general question

[Carroll Grigsby]

On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:47:59 -0700
James McKenzie <jjmckenzie51 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> On 12/23/10 5:25 AM, Tim wrote:
> > Tim:
> >>> Did you actually read the card?
> >     http://i55.tinypic.com/2whp10j.jpg
> >
> I hated those cards.
> 
> However, you are correct that punch cards should last for at least
> 100 years.  A lot longer than magnetic tape, CD and DVD media.
> 
> James McKenzie
> 


Back in the day, we used paper tape for our NC machinery. Lots of it.

-- cmg