Joe Morris wrote:
> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]" wrote in message:
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>>That sounds like a *heavy* collection to be hauling around a high school!
>>What I've seen of 60's and 70's computing technology did not feature
>>"lightweight" as an accurate description very much. ;>
>
> True...including a plugboard for a 514 Reproducing Punch with lots of lead
> in the frame, which I "programmed" to duplicate the first four columns of a
> card deck. (BTW...that requires twelve wires, four to read the source card
> and punch its data into the blank stock, then four to reread the source card
> and four more to read the card just punched to make certain that the punch
> worked as it should.)
Cooooolll...
> And to add to the fun the school is currently in a massive rebuilding
> project that when finished will link the three separate buildings...but in
> the meantime the construction areas block the "good" paths between the
> buildings (which are at different levels on a very steep slope), so this
> year I got a one-day parking permit directly in front of the main building
> and used the car's trunk as a staging area rather than hauling everything to
> each classroom. And did I mention that the construction has already
> demolished the only elevator at the school?
>
> When the construction is finished the buildings will be beautiful...but in
> the meantime it's hell getting between classrooms in different levels of
> different buildings. Everyone there gets their aerobic exercise.
Great for all those energetic teenagers. Not so fun for you, hmmm?
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Megan
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