> On 30 Aug 2018, at 16:06, Devon Thein <devonth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Previously, lacemaking machines were run on Jacquard technology in > which the movement of the machine was directed by punched cards.
MYB Textiles in Ayrshire Scotland has updated 100-year old lace machines that used punched cards so that they are now networked to CAD computers in their design office. As Gil said the cards are basic computing technology. See https://www.mybtextiles.com/history/ The rest of their website is interesting too. Jean in sunny Glasgow - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
