A source of inspiration for good ideas might be had by looking at how early computers worked and handled this. My understanding, from stories my parents told (b

A source of inspiration for good ideas might be had by looking at how early computers worked and handled this. My understanding, from stories my parents told (both of whom were active in early computing), is those from the 1950s and 1960s that used punched cards and paper tape. Common routines would be included as a deck of cards or spliced paper tape.