Comment on Folk ComputerparentComments−jdougan2yWhich make and model of keypunch do people use these days? I thought that IBM had discontinued the Model 029 ages ago (along with all the other unit record equipment).−kens2yI use the IBM 026 keypunch at the Computer History Museum. This is for historical things, not production use :-)−Towaway692yOK, is it then safe to say no one uses punch cards in production ;)I just assumed that punch cards have gone the way of dinosaurs but always pleased to change my assumptions.
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Which make and model of keypunch do people use these days? I thought that IBM had discontinued the Model 029 ages ago (along with all the other unit record equipment).
I use the IBM 026 keypunch at the Computer History Museum. This is for historical things, not production use :-)
OK, is it then safe to say no one uses punch cards in production ;)
I just assumed that punch cards have gone the way of dinosaurs but always pleased to change my assumptions.