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Default It was a mistake for the ITU to eliminate the CW requirement.

Chris wrote:
... machines like the IBM 650 were
considered to be a waste of valuable man hours to set up, ...


Blasphemy! The IBM 650 was the first computer
I ever programmed - in 1958 at Texas A&M.
Bi-Quinary (like an abacus) with a magnetic drum
and tons of air-conditioning to cool the hundreds
of dual triodes.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com
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