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From: mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: punch cards (Was: High precisio
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Date: 14 Oct 88 13:51:00 GMT
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> In article <1070@helios.ee.lbl.gov>, nolra@ux1.lbl.gov (Arlon Hunt) writes:
> > be no thicker than the paper used in computer punch cards (does anybody
> > still use punch cards?!).  I also need to cut out ~1000 unique patterns
> 
>I am still using punchcards as bookmarks. The cards are coming mainly from
>my very first moon landing simulation program. (Yes, we had terminals

I use punch cards all the time. We have found that the blue ones make
excellent detectors for high power Nd:YAG lasers! They make very
lovely burn spots and are ohhhhh! so much cheaper than using that
expensive silver-based product. I live in fear of when our last box
gives out (we're down to two). :-) :-) :-) ...........