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Apologies for being somewhat off topic, but does anyone know where I can go these days to get some cards punched (for a small museum display)? Given how common
by torgoguys 10y ago
Apologies for being somewhat off topic, but does anyone know where I can go these days to get some cards punched (for a small museum display)? Given how common punchcards were, it has been difficult to find someone. Anyone out there have access to an old IBM 026, 029, 129?
- kens 10y agoThe Computer History Museum in Mountain View has 026 and 029 keypunches. Go to the 1401 demo and they'll probably let you punch a card. Or let me know what you need punched and I'll see what I can do. What museum are you getting this for? If you're in the bay area, you should go see the IBM 1401 demo; it's cool to see a punched card computer in operation. Demos are Wednesdays and Saturdays; schedule is http://www.computerhistory.org/hours/ http://www.computerhistory.org/hours/
- khedoros 10y agoHa, I had the same thought, but only saw your comment when I refreshed the thread.
- benjohnson 10y agoThe Living Computer Museum in Seattle has a keypunch - ask a docent and they'll turn the machine on, give you a card, and a bit of instruction and you can have at it.
- khedoros 10y agoI'm not sure whether it will be of any practical use, but the Computer History Museum in Mountain View has an IBM 1401 on display, along with some IBM 026 card punches. They do demos of the hardware, and they'll sometimes punch little bits of data into cards, if you request it (my wife got our names punched in). I don't know about larger requests, like punching realistic program data into multiple cards, but it couldn't hurt to ask, right? They've got contact info on their site: http://www.computerhistory.org/contact/ http://www.computerhistory.org/contact/ It may be worth it to send an e-mail to see what you could work out.