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From: tjr@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (thomas.j.roberts)
Newsgroups: rec.humor,rec.humor.d,comp.misc
Subject: Re: Looking for Computer Folklore
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Date: 13 Feb 89 16:35:10 GMT
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At Purdue University, 1968-71, the Computer Center used a CDC-6500
machine, and was involved in developing a new OS for it, called MACE. 
MACE was based upon CDC's OS, in large part.

Student accounts were not permitted to use the card punch, and were strictly
limited on the number of pages per job. However, some wise guy discovered
that the limits were applied AFTER each buffer was output. So, by declaring
a VERY LARGE buffer, huge amounts of paper and/or cards could be produced.
[ most of us used this to obtain cards, as this was a card-intensive
  system devoid of interactive terminals, and permanent disk space was
  not available to students. ]

Tom Roberts
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