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by denton-scratch 1551 days ago
It has been said that a punched-card is the least-efficient form of data storage ever invented. The data is stored in the form of holes in the card. The card's only purpose therefore is to hold the holes in place, so it is 100% redundant.
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Interesting perspective. Without the card around them though, the holes don’t exist.