Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by pogo 3427 days ago
Here's a great article with many more examples:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/249951/computers/if-it-aint-b...

My favorite is the 90 yr old Texas company that uses an IBM 402 from 1948. The computer uses plugboards - breadboard-like cards that are programmed by plugging wires like a patch panel. As of the date of the article (2012) they still used the plugboards, as well as a more modern card reader/puncher.

Edit: I just realized my example is also mentioned in the OP article, though there is more detail (and photos) in the PCWorld article I linked.