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by thangalin 583 days ago
> back in the super old days, most computers used punched cards.

Back in the super-super-super old days, looms were "programmed" using paper tape, which eventually influenced the 24-column Hollerith cards for the 1930 census, and ultimately resulted in a horrific application of technology.

https://dave.autonoma.ca/blog/2019/06/06/web-of-knowledge/