Picture on Page 7. http://ibm-1401.info/PunchedCard_Section-2.pdf A mechanical card sorter would select a slot based on a hole in a particular column. When you remove the cards from a slot, you verify the proper cards were selected by putting a small rod through that hole.
On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Tom Brennan <t...@tombrennansoftware.com> wrote: > Wow, 2 months shy of 50 years. Congratulations! > But what in the world was a sort needle? > > > Tony's Outlook via Mozilla wrote: >> >> Colleagues, I saying my professional goodbye. I retired at noon today >> after 49 years and 10 months in the business. The career began sorting >> cards and wiring panels. Progressing past all the card machines to >> Autocoder, RPG, Cobol, VSE, VM, PL1, Quikjob, Easytrieve, Panvalet, SAS, MVS >> sysprogging (barely qualified), Top Secret, RACF, it's become time to hang >> up the sort needle and card gauge. >> >> IBM-MAIN and Assembler-L (again, I barely qualify) have been a great >> source of education and entertainment. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
