Mucker1884

Punch room girls.
During my early days in IT (it was called 'Data Processing'), we didn't have computer terminals. Programs had to be loaded to the computer from punched cards. You would write the program on what was known as coding sheets (each sheet had about 20 rows, each consisting of 80 spaces which corresponded to characters, and a 'large' program might be 1000 lines, or 50 sheets.
When you were done, you would deliver your coding sheets to the punch room which was staffed by specialist typists, invariably girls. They would transform your scribblings into punched cards, one for each row. The next day, you would get them back, in order (and numbered), either fastened together with an elastic band (small program) or in a file drawer (large program). Then you would book a bit of machine time and give your 'deck' to the computer operator who would run your cards through a card reader in order to load your program and run it.
 

I remember before computers, when at work (in a government department) if you needed to have a written document, you would write it by hand, fill out a typing pool slip and put it in a folder and place it in an out tray. Every 2 hours a messenger would do their rounds and pick up the folder and take all the collected folders back to the post room where they would be sorted. Then the folder would be taken to the typing pool and placed in the in tray.
the Superintendent of Typists would record the folder in her (always a woman) register and allocate it to a typist. Eventually the typed document would go back to the Superintendent to note the register, mark the folder back to you and put it in the out tray for the messenger to collect. Once sorted in the post room, it would be placed in your in tray.
You’d check the typed document, note any errors (there always were, and there was a special code for noting different sorts of errors) go through all the same procedures for it to go back to the typist for corrections and the same procedures for it to get back to you. About 2 days but there was a procedure for noting whether it was deemed urgent or non urgent.
This was the same procedure dating from Victorian times. All the way through the two world wars.  How  did anything get done? But it did and very efficiently too.

You wasn't fully concentrating when you wrote this post were you?  You filthy beast!   

You wasn't fully concentrating when you wrote this post were you?  You filthy beast!   

I used to write rude massages to the lass across the road in the frost on the window. I was 18 before I realised you had to write it backwards!

I disagree, mate.  I reckon she'd love morecome.  

I disagree, mate.  I reckon she'd love morecome.  

I disagree, mate.  I reckon she'd love morecome.  

He’d got his international manager saying he needed to play at a higher level to get in the World Cup squad and we needed his wages off the books so we could bring more players in - not really sure there was any lack of loyalty in those circumstances….

I spoke to him at Accrington about it, he said just go and don’t tell her ?

Half fan.  I’m sure B4 will offer you a solution to all this.

I think it’s most likely I’m going to miss this one. Haven’t missed any, home or away for a few years now but this trip was booked a year ago. We are in Blackpool till Friday with most of the family (10 grandkids). I was hoping we would be playing a north west team away but no such luck. I have considered driving back for the match but I would be missing quite a lot of the time and the hotel is all inclusive, plus we have all these away matches coming up, so with heavy heart I’ve made the decision to give it a miss. Oh, and it’s also our 47th wedding anniversary on the day.?

Looking forward to Tuesday. Enjoy night matches but midweek difficult for us to get there so thank you half term. Staying over to see some relatives. Mum on a winning streak and she's coming. COYR ????

Fox Sports over here a bit harsh ?

Ah!  So now, all of a sudden, we ignore the past, and concentrate on the present?
When exactly did you change the rules?
#noneedtoanswerthat  
 
 

Ah!  So now, all of a sudden, we ignore the past, and concentrate on the present?
When exactly did you change the rules?
#noneedtoanswerthat  
 
 

Ah!  So now, all of a sudden, we ignore the past, and concentrate on the present?
When exactly did you change the rules?
#noneedtoanswerthat  
 
 

Imagine of they got 11 points with a handful of games to go.
Rams fans be like...

 
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Because I said so 

You ok mate?
Send us a sign that you are still breathing.  Type a full stop or a comma or summat!  Anything!
#worried

Is it just me?  
I'm no language expert, but whenever I see a sentence ending in "ffs", my immediate thought is that the writer perhaps needs to calm down a bit?  ?‍♂️

? Sorry mate, i typed it first thing when i woke up and was still unhappy with how we played. I am still breathing thanks for the concern 

I'm glad you don't apply that rule to all topics. We'd never hear from you 
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