Re: the early teletype

Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:

In high school (Lockport IL around 1973) we used teletypes to write
BASIC code and then save it to paper tape.
 

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Some wags would collect the paper tape dots and put them in the
room's heater, where they would spray out when teach turned on the
heat..
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We would put those paper tape dots (chads) into somebody's umbrella
and refurl it.  When they came to open the umbrella for use they'd get a
small snowstorm of chads on themselves.

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