Date:         Thu, 4 Nov 2010 10:53:22 -0400
Reply-To:     Dave Birch <davebirch@LYCOS.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Dave Birch <davebirch@LYCOS.COM>
Subject:      Re: SAS on mainframes

On Wed, 3 Nov 2010 14:43:07 -0700, John Burton <jrburtonsaspro@GMAIL.COM>
wrote:

>Nat,
>
>I was going to post about Hollerith developing the punch card for the
>1890 Census, but you beat me to the punch with that very informative
>post that described the frustrations of programming in the old card
>days.  Most will not remember, but back in the 70s IBM tried to
>replace the Hollerith card with a 96 column card of their own design.
>This effort did not succeed.  Eventually cards and paper tapes were
>replaced by the monotone (green characters on a black screen) IBM 3270
>terminal, TSO and ISPF   This was still a long way from the PCs we're
>familiar with today.
>
>
>
>--
>"be seeing you",
>Ray Burton
>Richmond VA

Frustrations - no, Surely not!  I remember another programmer who used
whatever was handy as a place holder whilst preparing amendments to his
card decks -- in due course we found that card readers don't like jam
sandwiches :-)

Dave