Comments on: History of index cards, part whatever http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/06/18/history-of-index-cards-part-whatever/ Let's just see what happens Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:55:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Larry Irons http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/06/18/history-of-index-cards-part-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-33900 Larry Irons Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:28:27 +0000 http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/06/18/history-of-index-cards-part-whatever/#comment-33900 In 1985 I took my first corporate job with an independent telephone company, Contel, as a Methods Analyst. One of my first tasks was to document how to read paper tapes used, at that time, in the Rose Bud, Illinois central office. These were punched data tapes and, needless to say, difficult to read without tearing. In 1985 I took my first corporate job with an independent telephone company, Contel, as a Methods Analyst. One of my first tasks was to document how to read paper tapes used, at that time, in the Rose Bud, Illinois central office. These were punched data tapes and, needless to say, difficult to read without tearing.

]]> By: Peter http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/06/18/history-of-index-cards-part-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-33854 Peter Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:50:09 +0000 http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/06/18/history-of-index-cards-part-whatever/#comment-33854 And for the real information geeks, here are some fun pictures of Paul Otlet's work on cards etc...: http://poorbuthappy.com/ease/archives/2004/11/21/2241 And for the real information geeks, here are some fun pictures of Paul Otlet’s work on cards etc…:

http://poorbuthappy.com/ease/a.....11/21/2241

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