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csziggy

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6. I just found a punch card for my Dad's 1951 taxes!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 24, 2017, 10:19 AM

Jun 2017

I didn't know they ever did that, but it was a shock to see a standard IBM format punch card folded up with his tax form. That's pretty cool and it will stay with the family records.

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Is anyone here into vintage computer stuff? [View all] csziggy Jun 2017 OP

That's vintage? I have punch cards, reel tapes, 3330 disk drives, etc. sinkingfeeling Jun 2017 #1

Heh heh! Me, too... Galileo126 Jun 2017 #3

Well, I do have the manual for the Wang computer my Dad leased in the 1960s csziggy Jun 2017 #4

I just found a punch card for my Dad's 1951 taxes! csziggy Jun 2017 #6

Thanks, but no thanks PJMcK Jun 2017 #2

Yeah - I need to clean out my old books, too csziggy Jun 2017 #5

That's vintage? Bayard Jun 2017 #7

Check for any computer recycling outfits in your area. Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #8

I didn't think about Goodwill - they have at least one store here csziggy Jun 2017 #10

I have a large storage unit full of real vintage computers and such unc70 Jun 2017 #9

Wow! That is amazing! csziggy Jun 2017 #12

If you have a setup disk for WordPerfect 7 or later ... lpbk2713 Jun 2017 #11

I've got WP X6 here also csziggy Jun 2017 #13

OMG - found eighteen boxes of UNOPENED 3.5" floppies! csziggy Jun 2017 #14

You have a lifetime supply of coasters. lpbk2713 Jun 2017 #15

LOL! They are selling on Amazon for over $17 a box of ten! csziggy Jun 2017 #16