The Last of the Punch Card Programmers 149
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Peter Cus writes "Cluny Lace, an English lacemaking manufacturer, has reverted to 19th-Century Leavers machines in order to stay competitive. These 19th-Century machines use Jacquard punch cards. Ian Elm, thought to be the last of the card punchers, says young people don't want factory work: 'Younger people coming into a trade want a guarantee of a career out of it, and this is so uncertain.'"
Re:Last of the posts! (Score:2, Funny)
No posts after this one, please.
Ok.
Get Off Their Lawns! (Score:5, Funny)
They hand plant each blade of grass for that high quality finish!
Figures (Score:5, Funny)
Figures it would be a guy that loves lace [wikipedia.org].
Re:Computer programming via punch cards is useful (Score:5, Funny)