Comments on: What a bit bucket is https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-a-bit-bucket-is/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-a-bit-bucket-is David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:37:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rod B https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-a-bit-bucket-is/#comment-57140 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:37:52 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=37224#comment-57140 When I worked as a field engineer for mainframe computers in the late 1970s, paper tape readers and punches were still in use as were card readers and punches. I don’t recall needing to empty a bit bucket for the tape punches but the card punches definitely needed to have the chad box/bit bucket emptied as a periodic maintenance task.

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