From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 19:33:27 -0600, Lynn McGuire wrote:   
      
   > So I was the keypuncher for Sun Fu, a Chemical Engineer PhD. Sun Fu   
   > would write an algorithm on the back on a piece or two of printout   
   > paper. I would keypunch the algorithm in Fortran 66, get the   
   > subroutine to compile cleanly on the time share Univac 1108, and   
   > deliver the card deck to Sun Fu.   
      
   In the summer job I had at the end of my first year, I was writing   
   Fortran code to model sawing up a log for planks or peeling it for   
   plywood. I started by submitting coding forms to the data entry   
   operators, as per recommended practice, but the cards came back full   
   of typos (“1” for “I”, “O” for “0” etc).   
      
   There was a 129 keypunch in the room where you submitted jobs, which   
   was meant to be used by ordinary users for quick corrections only. I   
   started using it to punch all my own cards. Once the operators   
   realized I could do my program entry as fast as they could (and more   
   accurately), we came to an agreement that I would give up my place   
   every few minutes and go round again, to give others in the queue a   
   chance.   
      
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