Punching Data on Computer Cards]

This short film gives a tutorial on how to use card punch machines. It was produced by the Department of Chemistry in 1969.
Courtesy: UQ Museum of IT

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[zachattackoorah]

I never thought in my life I'd enjoy watching an instructional video. I'm in my 20's and had never seen or used one of these things. Thanks for posting your video tickled my curiosity!

[Trollinista]

I used this crap in 1969 for a Fortran Class. The professor agreed to pass me if I promised to seek other lines of endeavor. He said I'd never be a programmer. Now that I have worked 35+ years as a successful programmer, I wonder what he's doing these days?

[ranchai100]

Its amazing how far we've come in technology from the days of the punch card system

[ccronn]

Holy crap im freakin out!

[jvolstad]

I used cards for my RPG II programs.

[warsaw28]

I am sure some of these machines met thier demise by thier primary operators out of pure frustration, lol.

[Membrane556]

One fascinating fact the punched card was invented in 1725 to control mechanical looms.

It's use as a data storage medium was popularized by Herman Hollerith and his tabulating machine for the 1890 census.

[ice8m]

This does bring back memories of my college days, and my first few years working. We had large card files, kept in rows of card cabinets. Programming the drum card was fun. It allowed you do a lot of stuff like automatically duplicating parts of the card so that you could avoid manually repunching parts of the card.

Thanks for posting this!

[georgiosmadonanakis]

Very educational video!

Computer education must include the use of such machines. How else can the student be introduced to the contemporary input / output devices?

[Dmmac]

I used these in my Computer Programing Class in 1979 @ Idaho State University! Thanks for posting this video!

[wzuoadjusted]

amazing