Actually, if you subtract the columns used for sequence numbers and statement labels, in FORTRAN and COBOL you only had about 65 to 68 columns of code. In one

Actually, if you subtract the columns used for sequence numbers and statement labels, in FORTRAN and COBOL you only had about 65 to 68 columns of code. In one of my early jobs, we used binary format to store data in Hollerith cards. Twelve rows were divided into three groups of four bits, giving us three digits per column, or 240 digits per 80-column card. The cards looked like lace doilies.