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[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I wonder how you managed revisions to punch cards...

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How do you view old versions?

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's a lot of tape to manage ヽ(゚∀゚ヽ)

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 1 day ago

They actually used red tape for that, and this is why burocracy is called red tape, because they had to fill paperwork everytime a code change was needed or reversed.

[–] bambootstrap@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Coloured punch cards? I have no idea either.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 1 day ago

Easy, pens, eraser, tape and writing comments on the card