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Re: the early teletype

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Subject Re: the early teletype
Date Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:41:41 +0000
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Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:

> In high school (Lockport IL around 1973) we used teletypes to write
> BASIC code and then save it to paper tape.
> 
[...]
> 
> Some wags would collect the paper tape dots and put them in the
> room's heater, where they would spray out when teach turned on the
> heat..
>

We would put those paper tape dots (chads) into somebody's umbrella 
and refurl it.  When they came to open the umbrella for use they'd get a
small snowstorm of chads on themselves.

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>^Ï^.    Sn!pe, PTB, FIBS        My pet rock Gordon just is.

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        Re: the early teletype snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2024-11-14 22:19 +0000
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            Re: the early teletype snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2024-11-14 22:45 +0000
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                Re: the early teletype scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-11-15 14:17 +0000
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                Re: the early teletype David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2024-11-18 14:49 +0000
                Re: the early teletype "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-18 19:12 +0100
                Re: the early teletype Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-11-19 08:24 -0500
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                Re: the early teletype Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-11-19 19:30 +0000
                Re: the early teletype kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-11-23 11:18 +0000
                Re: the early teletype John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2024-11-18 15:33 +0000
                Re: the early teletype drb@ihatespam.msu.edu (Dennis Boone) - 2024-11-18 17:31 +0000
                Re: the early teletype "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-18 19:20 +0100
                Re: the early teletype Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-11-19 08:25 -0500
                Re: the early teletype drb@ihatespam.msu.edu (Dennis Boone) - 2024-11-19 15:35 +0000
                Re: the early teletype Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-11-21 07:07 -0500
                Re: the early teletype Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-11-18 20:59 +0000
                Re: the early teletype kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-11-23 11:15 +0000
                Re: the early teletype Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-11-23 19:16 +0000
                Re: the early teletype John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2024-11-23 21:37 +0000
              Re: the early teletype snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2024-11-18 20:00 +0000
            Re: the early teletype David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2024-11-15 00:34 +0000
              Re: the early teletype Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-15 01:48 +0000
                Re: the early teletype David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2024-11-15 12:03 +0000
        Re: the early teletype candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-15 19:30 +0000
      Re: the early teletype kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-11-18 09:01 +0000
        Re: the early teletype Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-18 09:37 +0000
          Re: the early teletype Wolfgang Agnes <wagnes@example.com> - 2024-11-18 08:55 -0300
            Re: the early teletype Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-18 22:34 +0000
          Re: the early teletype kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-11-23 11:13 +0000
            Re: the early teletype Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-23 22:16 +0000

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