THE principal devices for converting source data to magnetic tape recording for Univac* are the card-to-tape converter and the Unityper. * Unityper is the, logical conversation medium for input of 'otherwise untreated data. Files of punched cards, however, represent to the owner an investment of time and expense in preparing material for other treatment. The card-to-tape converter provides a me...

A punched-card system was developed to simplify the administrative aspects of the clinical chemistry laboratory. In it a three-part requisition and samples are matched and given a laboratory number. The third copy of the original laboratory requsition is a charge card also used as a name file for the day. Prepunched cards, coded for laboratory tests, are used for each test requested. The labora...

This paper describes how the predecessors to modern computers, the family of equipment we describe as The Punch Card Machines entered the Danish and Nordic Market and paved the way for the relatively rapid take-off by the Nordic market of the 'real' computers; also the paper spreads light on the competitive situation, the key applications and the heavy influence of public regulations on market ...

A 76-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of a rapidly expanding ulcerated nodule on the right lateral border of her tongue. The patient had severe pain that disturbed her eating. A tooth had been extracted under local anaesthesia 2 days prior to the onset of the ulcer. The patient stated that her tongue had been quite traumatized during the extraction. Topical antiseptic mouthwashes...

During the excavation of Przeworsk culture necropolis at Site 21 in Ostrów, Przemyśl District, a richly furnished burial mounted warrior was found. The burial, which can be dated to developed stage Early Roman period based on grave goods, stood out through lavishness its inventory. Among other objects, goods included sword with ring-like pommel, known as Ringknaufschwert, two spearhead, one the...

A deck of cards consisting of m red and n black cards is given. A guess is made as to the colour of the top card, after which it is revealed and discarded. To maximise the number of correct guesses one chooses the colour corresponding to the majority of cards remaining in the deck. We determine the expected number of correct guesses with this strategy, as well as the probability of beating an o...