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   Chris Bohn (docbohn@techhub.social)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 21:59:10 JST Chris Bohn

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   • echopapa √
   • Ian Douglas Scott
   • Thomas Fricke (he/him)

   @thomasfricke @echopapa @birnim@fosstodon.org @ids1024
   Obviously "editing a file with a magnetized needle" is a joke, but I recently noticed this core memory kit that includes a magnetized stylus to edit the memory contents.
   https://www.core64.io/

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     Thomas Fricke (he/him) (thomasfricke@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 21:59:11 JST Thomas Fricke (he/him)

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     • echopapa √
     • Ian Douglas Scott

     @DocBohn @echopapa @birnim@fosstodon.org @ids1024

     😂

     real machines boot from punch cards https://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/09/featured/free-online-virtual-punch-card-generator-websites.html

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     Chris Bohn (docbohn@techhub.social)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 21:59:12 JST Chris Bohn

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     • echopapa √
     • Ian Douglas Scott
     • Thomas Fricke (he/him)

     @echopapa @thomasfricke @birnim@fosstodon.org @ids1024
     Bah! A magnetized needle was more than adequate until flash memory came along.
     https://xkcd.com/378/

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     echopapa √ (echopapa@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 21:59:13 JST echopapa √

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     • Thomas Fricke (he/him)

     @thomasfricke @birnim@fosstodon.org @ids1024

     I think ed is enough. Works interactive and in batch mode, no bloatware like ex.

     :-)

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     Thomas Fricke (he/him) (thomasfricke@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 21:59:14 JST Thomas Fricke (he/him)

     • Ian Douglas Scott

     @birnim@fosstodon.org @ids1024

     Interactivity? I am not sure, if this has come to stay in the time of automation.

     😂