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Make sure it works with punch cards. No, I am not kidding. Yes, paper can also be subject to destructive forces, but fixing damages is probably easier than wit

Make sure it works with punch cards. No, I am not kidding. Yes, paper can also be subject to destructive forces, but fixing damages is probably easier than with other media.

tln 8y ago
If you are designing software that can run for 100 years you should try to make it runnable in year 1. There are approximately zero punch card readers for new software today.
- vaylian 8y ago
  > There are approximately zero punch card readers for new software today. Correct. But there are also approximately zero software projects with the these long term requirements today. Punch cards might be primitive, but they are relatively easy to create hardware for. Just assume you need to have software running in space. Cosmic radiation is a major problem. Punch cards are very reliable in such a situation.
  - tln 8y ago
    Punch cards in space??
    - vaylian 8y ago
      Not unlikely, if we are talking about creating a system that should still be useful/useable in at least 100 years.