On Sun, 1 Mar 2026, Steve Lewis wrote:
So - are there any archives or collections of these original punch cards?
Or are they essentially all gone/destroyed, since in general after some
code was "perfected" it was likely then archived to tape?
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punch cards: CTSS, Supervisor, AOSP, SCOPE, even MULTICs. So - do any of
those decks of cards still exist in archive? Would be neat to see a photo
of those - except it would be a shoebox of punch cards like any other, I
suppose.
Of course, have you had a look at the IBM 1130 for example?
The entire system is delivered on punch cards. We have at least two copies
(original IBM) of it. The monitor, the assembler, FORTRAN, but also COBOL,
ALGOL and APL. A couple thousand cards in total.
It's all there, on cards, and archived, on the net. The cards are stored
in special punch card drawers and cabinets.
Christian
