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Another advantage was that it was possible for (skilled) humans to read the contents by pulling the tape through their fingers while holding it up against the l
by beachy 2y ago
Another advantage was that it was possible for (skilled) humans to read the contents by pulling the tape through their fingers while holding it up against the light. At IBM I worked with a couple of graybeards who could do this.
- 9659 2y agoAbsolutely. At one time in my life I spent many hours every week decoding MS1553 traffic. basically, 4 digit hex numbers. after about 6 months i was able to subtract in hex. and add. in my head. without writing anything down. some parameters where in 'BAMS' (look it up, it is cool). could look at 2 4 digit hex numbers and understand the magnitude of the angle differences without thinking about it. today, i need a calculator for anything...