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0 pointsjolmg23d ago0 comments

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

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sshine22d ago

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).

But it does not predate COBOL ;)

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sshine22d ago

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).

But it does not predate COBOL ;)

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse