I have very vague recollections of 51 column punch cards supporting bank charge cards in the mid seventies. (ChargeEx I think) As a Waterloo coop student, I remember feeding boxes and boxes of these into a special card reader during overnight batch processing runs. I think these were mostly from gas stations.
Thanks .......Cameron From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Schmitt, Michael Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 12:03 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Kinda fun Are we violating the "no reminiscing" rule? What's the latest that people still used punched cards and/or paper tape? In the 80's I worked at a photofinishing plant that still used punched cards and paper tape as part of the processing work Are we violating the "no reminiscing" rule? What's the latest that people still used punched cards and/or paper tape? In the 80's I worked at a photofinishing plant that still used punched cards and paper tape as part of the processing work flow. Punched cards were put in the processing envelope pouch, were updated at when the number of prints was determined, and fed the billing system at the end. Paper tape was used to control the which negatives were reprinted or enlarged. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu<mailto:lists...@listserv.ua.edu> with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ________________________________ American Express made the following annotations ________________________________ This e-mail was sent to you by a representative of Amex Bank of Canada, P.O. Box 3204, Station "F", Toronto, ON, M1W 3W7, www.americanexpress.ca. If you no longer wish to receive these e-mails, please notify the sender by reply e-mail. This e-mail is solely for the intended recipient and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, use, or distribution of the information included in this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. Thank you. American Express a fait les remarques suivantes Ce courriel vous a ?t? envoy? par un repr?sentant de la Banque Amex du Canada, C.P. 3204, succursale F, Toronto (Ontario) M1W 3W7, www.americanexpress.ca. Si, par la suite, vous ne souhaitez plus recevoir ces courriels, veuillez en aviser les exp?diteurs par courriel. Ce courriel est r?serv? au seul destinataire indiqu? et peut renfermer des renseignements confidentiels et privil?gi?s. Si vous n'?tes pas le destinataire pr?vu, toute divulgation, duplication, utilisation ou distribution du courriel est interdite. Si vous avez re?u ce courriel par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'exp?diteur par courriel et d?truire imm?diatement le courriel et toute pi?ce jointe. Merci. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
