Re: History

["James W. Kilgore" <qappdsn@xxxxxxx>]

<snip>
> >> 80 column cards are called Hollerith cards, right? After the guy who
> >> invented them long ago. Now, for what were they first used? And for whom
> >> did he work (full name, please)?
<more snip>
> >Hollerith cards were first used--before the turn of the century, I
> >think--for the U.S. Census.
Don't have the time line...but you're BOTH right so what prize do we
have for the winner!

BTW the 80 column cards were sized the same as the $1 bill to fit into
standard banking drawers so the gov would not have to have custom
cabinets built.

Now I'm starting to wake up in the middle of the night more concerned
about this trivia stuff instead of doing what I was hired to do! :-) 
Can we give this pissing contest a rest?
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