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Re: Which code style do you prefer the most?

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scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:

> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
>
>> scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:
>>
>>> scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:
>>>
>>>> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> IBM developed 80-column cards, with the same overall size, in
>>>>>> the late 1920s.  Apparently 80 just happened to be the number
>>>>>> of rectangular holes that could reasonably be accommodated
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>
>>>>> We don't know that.  The same size might have accommodated 85
>>>>> columns, but was revised down to 80 for other reasons.  Or the
>>>>> same size might have accommodated only 77 columns, but it was
>>>>> discovered that 80 columns could work if a different card
>>>>> material was used.  The form factor was one constraint, but
>>>>> not the only constraint, and not the only consideration.
>>>>
>>>> I have a hardcover book about punched cards somewhere
>>>> in storage - came from the Burroughs library when they
>>>> closed it.    I'll try to dig it out if I get a chance.
>>>>
>>>> Casey, Robert S. and Perry, James W. Editors
>>>> Punched Cards - Their application to science and industry
>>>
>>> https://archive.org/stream/
>>>     PunchedCardsTheirApplicationsToScienceAndIndustry/
>>>     Punched_cards-their_applications_to_science_and_industry_djvu.txt
>>
>> A remarkable document.  Thank you for the link.
>
> The hardcover has nice B&W pictures of most of the gear.
>
> The text document on archive.org is a poorly formatted scan thereof.

Yes, that was more or less what I assumed is the case.

The poorly formatted scan does appear to preserve line
boundaries, however.

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Re: Which code style do you prefer the most? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2025-03-21 02:41 -0700
  Re: Which code style do you prefer the most? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-03-21 14:06 +0000
    Re: Which code style do you prefer the most? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-03-21 14:08 +0000
      Re: Which code style do you prefer the most? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2025-03-22 06:49 -0700
        Re: Which code style do you prefer the most? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-03-22 14:32 +0000
          Re: Which code style do you prefer the most? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2025-03-22 12:45 -0700
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    Re: 80 char lines and holerith cards [Was:Which code style do you prefer the most?] scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-04-01 13:52 +0000
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