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tapland
on Dec 4, 2019
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Say it's 1962, you're lucky enough to be a program...
Why the socialist country comment? They weren't mass replaced until the 80s anywhere.
ncmncm
on Dec 4, 2019
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My (state) university abandoned cards and scrapped its mainframe and punches in 1980. The punches were unwanted anywhere. The most prized parts of the mainframe, a CDC 6600, were the smoked-glass doors.
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