Data storage - old and new

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    We found an old 80-column punched card - a relic from the time my wife was a programmer on IBM 360 mainframes.
    The data on this card is object code from an assembler, apparently.
    That's a 1GB memory stick for comparison.

    There's a more recently posted alternative picture here, along with a rant about data security:
    www.flickr.com/photos/ian-s/2785762687/
    and I have a shot of the punched card on its own if anyone needs one.

    Laserone ☆ Lauren, mihailo.genije, cambodia4kidsorg, MarkY15, and 27 other people added this photo to their favorites.

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    1. IanAnthonySmith 35 months ago | reply

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Robots, Automatons, Mainframes and the Silicon Revolution, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    2. mwclarkson 20 months ago | reply

      I'm currently (and for the forseeable future) using this on my ICT & Computer Studies based resources site (where all resources are, naturally, released under a CC license) - mukoku.vl3.co.uk. Thanks for sharing!

    3. Ian-S 20 months ago | reply

      You're very welcome!
      (Some good stuff on Mike's site!)

    4. i_tango2004 16 months ago | reply

      Awesome transposition... I used to punch baudot code holes into tape, that then ran through a tape transmitter, to send the signals to printers in other cities.., on the RR.

      Ah how I long for the good old days... Cause they were... :)

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