From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 2 10:02:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CF6316A420 for ; Thu, 2 Mar 2006 10:02:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from mail20.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail20.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.201]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0093743D48 for ; Thu, 2 Mar 2006 10:02:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org (c220-239-19-236.belrs4.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.239.19.236]) by mail20.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k22A2o1Z006879 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Thu, 2 Mar 2006 21:02:51 +1100 Received: from turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org (localhost.vk2pj.dyndns.org [127.0.0.1]) by turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k22A2o7x001823; Thu, 2 Mar 2006 21:02:50 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from peter@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org) Received: (from peter@localhost) by turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k22A2ohd001822; Thu, 2 Mar 2006 21:02:50 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from peter) Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 21:02:50 +1100 From: Peter Jeremy To: Paul Murphy Message-ID: <20060302100250.GC733@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <000001c63d69$fa961cc0$0a0a0a0a@aus.pervasive.com> <004001c63d95$241e6130$0500a8c0@upton.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <004001c63d95$241e6130$0500a8c0@upton.net> X-PGP-Key: http://members.optusnet.com.au/peterjeremy/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: Importing csup into base X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:02:57 -0000 On Wed, 2006-Mar-01 20:03:38 -0500, Paul Murphy wrote: >Larry Rosenman wrote: >> Wilko Bulte wrote: >>> Only if it has a mechanical reader (with sensing pins for the holes). >>> An optical reader won't do Optical readers can't handle the output from chad-less punches. I was forced to throw mine out when I moved last. :-( > I remember, back in the day, all the CS kids walking around with huge >stacks of PUNCH-CARDS. We were told (by our lecturers) that we should use punch cards, rather than the terminals, so that we wouldn't loose our work when the computer crashed. One of my assignments was roughly a full box of cards but I've mislaid them. -- Peter Jeremy