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   Scott Dorsey to OFeem1987@teleworm.us   
   Re: the early teletype   
   23 Nov 24 11:18:03   
   
   XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   Chris Ahlstrom   wrote:   
   >In high school (Lockport IL around 1973) we used teletypes to write   
   >BASIC code and then save it to paper tape.   
   >   
   >Before that, our algebra teacher gave us "hollerith" cards and we'd   
   >write code by filling in the little rectangles with a No. 2 pencil.   
   >He'd load and run them for us and give us the output on paper.   
      
   HP Educational Basic on an HP100 or HP2100 machine?   
   --scott   
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