In EAM sorts the punched cards were sorted into pockets. In today’s systems we would sort them into a linked list, with a separate linked list for each digit. Using a pocket or bucket approach, we...

In EAM sorts the punched cards were sorted into pockets. In today’s systems we would sort them into a linked list, with a separate linked list for each digit. Using a pocket or bucket approach, we sort eight four-digit numbers in Figure 12-26.^12.