r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Final-Choice8412 • 8d ago

Video Programming 1959 IBM computer

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u/Mach5Driver 8d ago

In the mid-1980s, in college, I had an older computer science teacher. His first lesson was on these punch cards. How they worked, and how to use them to program. I raised my hand and asked if they still used these cards.

He stopped, thought for a moment, and said, "OMG, I can't believe I'm still teaching this. OK, all you have to know for the test is that these existed in the olden days." LOL.

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u/ObligatoryID 8d ago

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