[sillysaurusx]

I laughed at “back when there were only 1’s and they had to forge about half of them into 0’s manually.” Stealing that one.

[jolmg]

Weren't holes 1's? Were there machines where it was backwards?

[sshine]

This is the time before punchcard holes.

Those holes were forged from Auðumbla, the primeval cow, licking salt off a stone.

Before then there was only Ginnungagap, the primordial void (yes, it predates C89).

[OhMeadhbh]

But it does not predate COBOL ;)