Paper tapes
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Just in case anyone was curious as to how paper tapes work. 50 years ago, this was pretty much how all computer data was stored.
Just in case anyone was curious as to how paper tapes work. 50 years ago, this was pretty much how all computer data was stored.
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Who're you kidding?
Date: 2004-01-07 11:36 pm (UTC)It wasn't until February of 1998 that I FINALLY got to say GOODBYE to the MD-494 paper-tape reader/punch onboard the USS Reuben James. We used it to punch/read our Command Guard List for loading into NAVMACS. And there are ships out there that STILL use paper tape readers for loading up their programs. (Usually reserve/TAR ships)
Can you butterfly with your thumb and pinky? Heh heh heh!
What the webpage you posted forgot to mention was the unbelieveable amount of fun you can have with the chads. Picture if you will:
Loading a bunch of chads into a bunny tube that is only capped on one end, then firing it to the bridge, combat or the signal bridge. Instant chad explosion as a blast of high-pressure air flings them in all directions in the confined space.
Waiting to BLP-C (blank load puff-chads) someone coming out of the shower. Have a small bucket of chads ready, then fling them onto the victim while they're still soaking wet. A smart person will stay OUT of the shower and scrape them off with a towel. But most will simply go back into the shower. At which point, the chads permanently GLUE themselves to their skin and hair. BLP-C someone right as they are taking a shower to go on liberty for maximum effect.
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Date: 2004-01-08 04:46 am (UTC)