• cengland0

    My first exposure to computers was a mainframe using magnetic core memory. You saved your programs on punch tape (like punched cards but came on a roll and was only about 1" wide). It didn't have any CRTs and only had a teletype for an output

    Same here - actually thought that punch tape was a major improvement over card decks -especially if the operator was mad at you for something:-)

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