jenn ○f many things
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What 5 megabytes of computer data looked like in 1966: 62,500 punched cards, taking four days to load.
01:11 PM - Apr 28, 2024
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In response to jenn ○f many things.
That’s pretty much what it felt like standing with 25 cards of Fortran code and two social science grad students in front of me at the UConn card reader.
01:48 PM - Apr 28, 2024
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Travel Buff
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It wasn't '66 but I sure do remember punch cards 👍️
04:51 PM - Apr 28, 2024
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In response to Travel Buff.
I remember that the electric bill used to come on a punchcard. I wished I had saved one
04:37 PM - Apr 29, 2024
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This is an XEQ card from a FORTRAN program. My first FORTRAN program I punched QEX by mistake and the entire computer shut down. The guy who had brought me into the inter sanctum to use it was horrified. Apparently I was there without permission and he was sure I had broken something. Good times.
04:40 PM - Apr 29, 2024
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