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From: acarlson@laurel.math.umass.edu (Adam Carlson)
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Subject: Re: WANTED computer card punch chips
Summary: Useless trivia
Keywords: chad
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Date: 25 Apr 91 18:02:02 GMT
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In article <7330@oasys.dt.navy.mil> rratclif@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Ray Ratcliffe) writes:
>
>		       WANTED computer card punch chips
>
>     Does anyone have or know of a source for computer card punch chips? 
>Yes, that's right, the little rectangular chips that collect in the 
>bins of those ancient punch card machines. My SO (Toby) has a need for 

Sorry I can't point you to a source, and actually be useful, but
instead, I'll instead give you a smidgeon of useless trivia.  Those
little computer card punch chips are actually called "chad".  (I got
this from a computer-term-a-day calendar.)  I also vaguely remember
something about them being banned because they are dangerous (they
could get in your eyes or something), but this is probably apocryphal.

You might want to check with a papermill, they still make tractor feed
paper, but they probably (hopefully) recycle.  Also a bindery might
have some.  Would long strips work as well for this project, a
shredder might do the trick.
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