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   Lawrence D'Oliveiro to Charlie Gibbs   
   Re: New Pico2   
   17 Aug 24 07:18:28   
   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:52:27 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:   
      
   > I soon gave up on punching sequence numbers in source decks.   
   > Our programs were subject to frequent modifications that required moving   
   > large blocks of code around, which meant that the sequence numbers   
   > became meaningless.   
      
   This is why you didn’t have the sequence go up in steps of 1, but use   
   larger steps, like say 100. That made it easier to insert new cards with   
   in-between numbers.   
      
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