I believe that the reason early computers used punched cards, was because it was a technology already widely used for looms. Babbage just looked for what was al

I believe that the reason early computers used punched cards, was because it was a technology already widely used for looms. Babbage just looked for what was already available for his Difference Engine. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punched_card https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punched_card