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Punch cards ftw (i.imgflip.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Fun fact I found in a game...

Chip Defense (A tower defense game with a microprocessor theme)

https://f-droid.org/packages/de.chadenas.cpudefense/

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[–] aseriesoftubes 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Is the 80-character width of early terminals related to the 80-byte capacity of punch cards?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It absolutely is. A punch card represents a line of text, mostly in a programming language.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

without proof, we're up voting you because we want it to be true

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In the 90s my dad showed me his stack of IBM compatible 12 bit per column, 80 column card from his time working at the university physics department's computer in the 70s. He had no access anymore to card readers and just kept the cards for sentimental value.

Most cards contain FORTRAN programs for the TR440 computer made by Telefunken.

Sorry, I have no further proof. :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

thanks for following up!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Good question, I assume not though