[pt17]

I much preferred the 026 card punch.

LOL, the paper tape on an ASR was a little tougher to fix than a punch card. On the other hand, dropping a roll of paper tape wasn't nearly as bad as dropping a tray of cards, was it? Used the 026 quite a bit, along with an 082, 083, 416, 407 and 650. I'd list more but this is getting too maudlin and making me feel old.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I feel old cause I am, takes me a couple of hours in the morning to get going. I taught math in the early 60's as a grad teaching assistant working on advanced degrees.

[jalisco555]

LOL, the paper tape on an ASR was a little tougher to fix than a punch card. On the other hand, dropping a roll of paper tape wasn't nearly as bad as dropping a tray of cards, was it?

I remember pulling an all-nighter at the computer center when some poor guy dropped a shoebox full of punch cards. They scattered everywhere. The guy was almost in tears and the rest of us truly felt his pain.