where have all the keypunch operators gone, long time passing

[rprosperi]

While in college in the 70's, I worked in the computer center, including helping students learn to use the keypunch machine, operate the card reader for them, etc. Expecting this would likely be the last keypunch machine I would have a chance to operate, the day before graduation I went to the computer center and punched a few cards, Fortran statements with hollerith statements like 'GOODBYE', etc. I may still have those cards (I would never deliberately toss them out) but no idea where...

So far, my expectations were correct, though I'm still holding out a bit a hope to use one again one day.