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[-] Bluewing@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

What's this "back far enough" shit, I've used punch cards and punch tape.

Fuck me I'm old.

[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I run linux off an 80s cassette. The flip side is Fleetwood Mac and Deep Purple.

(arch btw)

[-] Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

(arch btw)

Well there's your problem. Can I interest you in TempleOS?

[-] Flower@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago
[-] palordrolap@fedia.io 2 points 5 days ago

Class of '99 here.

There's at least a decade between the beginning of that list and people regularly using punch cards and tape. Maybe two.

Magnetic tapes and actually floppy floppy disks were the medium of choice in the interim.

[-] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

That's funny. I have a pair of Converse tennis shoes that are 27 years older than that list......

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