Re: Is ProDOS supported in OSX?

[russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)]

In article <bdcotq$gkb$1@merope.saaf.se>, Paul Schlyter <pausch@saaf.se> wrote:
> 
>Well, the format for punched cards is well-documented too.  So what
>would you do if you received a large deck of punched cards which
>contained data you wanted?
> 
>1. Try to locate some punched card reader you could use?
> 
>2. Read the specification in books and implement a new card reader
>from scratch?
> 
>3. Give up?

1) or 2).  Or 2a, read 'em by hand (or get grad students to do it, if
the theoretical "you" is  a professor :-) ).  Punched cards are
_easy_.  Magtape is not so easy, but still easier than a CD.
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