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still be using paper tape in some places. But, from another
vantage point, it's remarkable and speaks volumes. Can you image
our friends in Redmont building systems that would still chug
along cruncing away happily after 30 or 40 years? Heck, after 30
years of M$ upgrades, you wouldn't be able to read all that
ancient data anymore with the proprietary OS.

On Mon, 20 May 2002, Cecil H. Whitley wrote:

> hI,
> i REMEMBER bitnET AND RELAY (RAN ON TOP OF RSCS).  i ALSO REMEMBER PAPER
> TAPE AND PUNCH CARDS.  sAD PART ABOUT THAT IS THAT THE nAVY IS PROBABLY
> STILL USING PAPER TAPE IN PLACES.
> 
> cECIL
> 
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				Janina Sajka, Director
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				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

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