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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.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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