I keep my cards in my Keypunch. I have a 026 in my office.
George -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of (IBM Mainframe Discussion List) Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 8:36 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Hollerith anniversary According to Wikipedia's "On this day...", Herman Hollerith received a patent for his punch card calculator on this day (8 June) in 1887. Go, Herman!! I still have a handful of blank cards that I liberated from a service bureau ca. 1985. I use them sometimes to write notes to myself (without punching them, though). They fix perfectly in my shirt pocket. Bill Fairchild Plainfield, IL ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
