> Geez! You guys with those cassette tapes had all the luck! I 
> got stuck taking courses in assembly language and FORTRAN on 
> punched cards and paper tape. Fortunately, i eventually found 
> a way to use a "modern"  crt to do my homework in a text 
> editor and submit the jobs via batch, then punch the media in 
> order to submit the assignment for a grade.

While in the Marine Corps we had hardened (i286) PCs (Green Machines)
that had ticker tape messages. Print to ticker tape, delivered read on
ticker tape reader. /ALE

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