Punch cards

Nate the great · 06-19-2009, 09:39 PM

Does any one know where I can get a large quantity of punch cards?

zelda_pinwheel · 06-19-2009, 09:40 PM

you have the weirdest requests. this one is almost surreal. maybe that's partly because it's very late here and i should be in bed.

(and no, i don't have any punch cards for you, sorry).

Nate the great · 06-19-2009, 09:43 PM

Actually, I'm really looking for a large quantity of blank cards and someone who can punch them for me.

zelda_pinwheel · 06-19-2009, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

Actually, I'm really looking for a large quantity of blank cards and someone who can punch them for me.

more and more surreal.

kazbates · 06-19-2009, 09:49 PM

Have you checked with the Palm Beach County Voting Commission? They may still have some left over from the 2000 election.

Sorry, I couldn't resist. Unfortunately, I can't help, either.

Elsi · 06-19-2009, 09:52 PM

How many is a large quantity? And do you really want them punched?

I still have part of a box of cards somewhere in the house. We used them for taking notes instead of 3x5 cards. I don't know where I can find a punch machine, and they might not pass through one well due to having absorbed moisture over the years.

Edit to add: the box originally held 2000 cards, I've probably got about 1/3 of them left -- assuming I can find them.

Catire · 06-19-2009, 09:55 PM

Were you insulted by a card?

or do you just promote people on card violence?

(Punch card.................get it?

.......................(it's late and im bored)..................)

Nate the great · 06-19-2009, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elsi

How many is a large quantity? And do you really want them punched?

I still have part of a box of cards somewhere in the house. We used them for taking notes instead of 3x5 cards. I don't know where I can find a punch machine, and they might not pass through one well due to having absorbed moisture over the years.

Edit to add: the box originally held 2000 cards, I've probably got about 1/3 of them left -- assuming I can find them.

I need considerably more than that for my project, but thanks anyway.

Verencat · 06-19-2009, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catire

Were you insulted by a card?

or do you just promote people on card violence?

(Punch card.................get it?

.......................(it's late and im bored)..................)

It must be late here too, because I actually think it could make sense...

Dylrob · 06-19-2009, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

Actually, I'm really looking for a large quantity of blank cards and someone who can punch them for me.

Yeah, what did they ever do to you?

Elsi · 06-19-2009, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

I need considerably more than that for my project, but thanks anyway.

So give me an idea how many you think you'd need. And do you really need them punched? Do you expect someone to key the punching? Or will you provide a file that can be punched to the cards with the appropriate peripherals attached to a computer? I work in IT and might be able to locate both cards and a system with an attached punch.

Mike L · 06-20-2009, 06:27 AM

Are we talking about 80-column cards? What we used to call "IBM cards"?

If so, no doubt some of us aged computer programmers have a supply stached away somewhere (I haven't). But where on earth would you get someone to punch them for you?

GeoffC · 06-20-2009, 09:10 AM

i could probably find you a few cards - but no punch -
crikey last time i used / saw any of these was so last century ....

and they were full of holes (!).

Mike L · 06-20-2009, 10:45 AM

I worked in the Machine Accounting room at IBM back in punched-card days. We used to look after all these sophisticated card-sorters, collating machines, tabulators, etc. Punched cards were the driving spirit of our deparment, and we couldn't conceive of a time when they would no longer be used.

An army of "punch girls" (yes, we really did call them that) would punch thousands of card a day. But on a shelf in the corner of the shop, we had a little hand-punch for use in an emergency. It enabled you to punch one card at a time, using obscure combinatations of keys.

We called in Horace.

GeoffC · 06-20-2009, 11:09 AM

those 'little' hand punches were often a nightmare, especially when you made a mistake towards the end ......

06-19-2009, 09:39 PM	#1
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zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	you have the weirdest requests. this one is almost surreal. maybe that's partly because it's very late here and i should be in bed. (and no, i don't have any punch cards for you, sorry).

06-19-2009, 09:43 PM	#3
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Actually, I'm really looking for a large quantity of blank cards and someone who can punch them for me.

06-19-2009, 09:49 PM	#5
kazbates Wizard Posts: 2,627 Karma: 406616 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Device: SurfacePro, SurfaceBook 2	Have you checked with the Palm Beach County Voting Commission? They may still have some left over from the 2000 election. Sorry, I couldn't resist. Unfortunately, I can't help, either.

06-19-2009, 09:52 PM	#6
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	How many is a large quantity? And do you really want them punched? I still have part of a box of cards somewhere in the house. We used them for taking notes instead of 3x5 cards. I don't know where I can find a punch machine, and they might not pass through one well due to having absorbed moisture over the years. Edit to add: the box originally held 2000 cards, I've probably got about 1/3 of them left -- assuming I can find them.

06-19-2009, 09:55 PM	#7
Catire Lord of the Universe Posts: 670 Karma: 737849 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maturin , Venezuela Device: Sony Reader PRS-505 / PSP	Were you insulted by a card? or do you just promote people on card violence? (Punch card.................get it? .......................(it's late and im bored)..................)

06-20-2009, 06:27 AM	#12
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	Are we talking about 80-column cards? What we used to call "IBM cards"? If so, no doubt some of us aged computer programmers have a supply stached away somewhere (I haven't). But where on earth would you get someone to punch them for you?

06-20-2009, 09:10 AM	#13
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	i could probably find you a few cards - but no punch - crikey last time i used / saw any of these was so last century .... and they were full of holes (!).

06-20-2009, 10:45 AM	#14
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	I worked in the Machine Accounting room at IBM back in punched-card days. We used to look after all these sophisticated card-sorters, collating machines, tabulators, etc. Punched cards were the driving spirit of our deparment, and we couldn't conceive of a time when they would no longer be used. An army of "punch girls" (yes, we really did call them that) would punch thousands of card a day. But on a shelf in the corner of the shop, we had a little hand-punch for use in an emergency. It enabled you to punch one card at a time, using obscure combinatations of keys. We called in Horace.

06-20-2009, 11:09 AM	#15
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	those 'little' hand punches were often a nightmare, especially when you made a mistake towards the end ......

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