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And why was a punch card 80 columns?
by robotresearcher 10y ago
And why was a punch card 80 columns?
- lmm 10y agoIt sounds like that was the limit they could fit in the available space given the technology (earlier versions had fewer columns, the "upgrade" to 80 was based on using new narrower holes) - the width was set by wanting to match existing infrastructure for money.