Hackaday (unofficial) June 7, 2022 6:00am How to Use LEGO Bricks for Data Storage #computerhacks #datastorage #lego #punchcards #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 How To Use LEGO Bricks For Data Storage Those old enough to have encountered punch cards in their lifetime are probably glad to be rid of their extremely low data density and the propensity of tall stacks to tip over. But obsolete as the…
Hackaday (unofficial) June 15, 2021 3:00pm Your 1958 Punch Card Machine Tested Tubes #hackadaycolumns #toolhacks #hickok #punchcards #punchedcards #tube #tubetester #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Your 1958 Punch Card Machine Tested Tubes We think of punched cards as old-fashioned, but still squarely part of the computer age. Turns out, cards were in use way before they got conscripted by computers. Jacquard looms are one famous exa…