Boy, that's a big roger!  the 1620, with the two tray fortran compiler, and
intermediate binary card output.  gee, i miss that stuff.  I would pop the
top on a tab, and sit back to listen to the card reader hum in unison with
the ounch (over lapped, actually)

ff

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> From: John Pearce <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Punch Cards (Was latest technology)
> Date: Monday, May 17, 1999 8:35 PM
>
> Joe Geiser wrote:
>
> >Also, for those who dropped their cards, there was the 086 Collator, if
you
> >remembered how to wire the board ;)
>
> Actually, it was quicker to sort the cards using a sorter.
>
> Anyone remember running Fortran II on the IBM 1620 before IBM provided
the
> 1311 disk drive?  All punch cards.  We thought we were in heaven when IBM
> provided a 1311 drive and we could dump all those card decks.
>
>
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