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Subject:Re: Re[2]: Why paper books From:Gabe Goldberg <gabe -at- ACCESS1 -dot- DIGEX -dot- NET> Date:Fri, 19 Aug 1994 18:44:22 GMT
Programmers at a place I used to work (a *long* time ago) worked on
minicomputers which processed and produced paper tape, including for
program storage. Where would you store a large amount of paper tape?
In a wastebasket? They did, and regretted it.
Pretty soon, the "concave data storage units" (wastebaskets) were fitted
with bright red covers marked in a few languages "don't touch".
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Gabriel Goldberg, Computers and Publishing, Inc.
13382 Brookfield Court, Chantilly, VA 22021-2618
Voice: (703) 968-5738 FAX: (703) 502-0673 Internet: gabe -at- access -dot- digex -dot- net
