Those are the cards I am speaking of, I was one of the 'keypunch' operators - its amazing that didn't last long when the computer came along - I think the pay records are also there, I will have to check and see - delilah ----- Original Message ----- From: <JbarL@aol.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 9:48 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Camp Rucker, Camp Indiantown Gap, Carlisle, PA +ASTP +USS ... | In the dark ages before modern computers we used keypunch cards and card | readers to collect data and to input data into main frame computers......if the | government still has the data on "hollerith " cards all is not lost. | | I wonder if anyone knows whether the financial records of the individual | service men are still in existence and if so, how does one access them? | | Jessie , Calif A very ancient computer programmer | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | We are an international list! Please, always tell the list what country your ancestor is from. This helps all of us, especially you! If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find | marriage announcements and more. Learn more: | http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx |
I doubt the government still has these. They would be warped from humidity and I doubt if there are any machines around that could actually read them. They may have put them on tape (as many companies did) but even the tapes would be old - may not have many tape drives around. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" <diamond6468@mindspring.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Camp Rucker, Camp Indiantown Gap, Carlisle, PA +ASTP +USS ... > Those are the cards I am speaking of, I was one of the 'keypunch' > operators - its amazing that didn't last long when the computer came > along - > I think the pay records are also there, I will have to check and see - > delilah > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JbarL@aol.com> > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 9:48 PM > Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Camp Rucker, Camp Indiantown Gap, Carlisle, PA > +ASTP +USS ... > > > | In the dark ages before modern computers we used keypunch cards and card > | readers to collect data and to input data into main frame > computers......if the > | government still has the data on "hollerith " cards all is not lost. > | > | I wonder if anyone knows whether the financial records of the individual > | service men are still in existence and if so, how does one access them? > | > | Jessie , Calif A very ancient computer programmer > | > | > | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > | We are an international list! Please, always tell the list what country > your ancestor is from. This helps all of us, especially you! If you give > dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For > example: > 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. > | > | ============================== > | View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > | marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > | http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > | > > > > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > To post queries/answers to the list, send an email to: > WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com We are an international list. Please remember > to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in > now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help > us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or > Nov 4, 1944. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >