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A 1960s black-and-white photograph of a woman with short hair dressed in contemporary fashion (a sweater with partially rolled up sleeves, long dark skirt) standing next to a pile of 62,500 punched cards neatly stacked in rows, one of her hands resting on the row closest to her, the other on the tallest, middle row.

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A 1960s black-and-white photograph of a woman with short hair dressed in contemporary fashion (a sweater with partially rolled up sleeves, long dark skirt) standing next to a pile of 62,500 punched cards neatly stacked in rows, one of her hands resting on the row closest to her, the other on the tallest, middle row.
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Stefan Bohacek (stefan@stefanbohacek.online)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 23:36:32 JST Stefan Bohacek

"In 1966 [...] five megabytes of data—a relatively small amount by today's standards—required an astounding 62,500 punched cards."
https://www.vintag.es/2025/02/5-megabytes-of-computer-data.html
#technology #history #TechHistory #VintageTech #VintageComputing #data #PunchCards

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