[TUHS] The Elements Of Style: UNIX As Literature

[Dave Horsfall]

[ Getting into COFF territory here, I think ]

On Fri, 6 Nov 2020, Clem Cole wrote:

> But column 73-80 were 'special' and used to store sequence #s (this was 
> handy when you dropped your card deck, card sorters could put it back 
> into canonical order).

We used to grab a wide felt-tip pen and draw a diagonal stripe across the 
top of the deck; at least that got you started.

-- Dave, who has dropped the occasional deck