"The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time."
one may assume that full API support will arrive at 2017.
The choice of 80 columns was pretty much arbitrary -- indeed, IBM also made 51 column and 96 column cards at various points. 80 columns was big enough to record an 80-digit decimal number, and had no real special significance that I'm aware of.
The size of the IBM was made equal to the dollar bill of that time, allowing reuse of existing filing bins and adaptation of other currency manipulating equipment.
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That's where the mostly goes.
Prepaid.
And steeper.
As Henri Richard announced (some time ago...).
Just clicking on Post Anonymously meets perfectly my needs.
Who is brave enough?
7?
22/33=2/3.
I think this is just not true (yet). I haven't read anything in the changelogs.
File Eater instead.