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... unless you programmed in BASIC, where the line numbers enforced the sequence even if the cards were out of order. My first programming class used a machine
by analog31 3y ago
... unless you programmed in BASIC, where the line numbers enforced the sequence even if the cards were out of order.
My first programming class used a machine that duplicated the physical layout of the IBM keypunch, but had a 1-line vacuum fluorescent display, and stored the "cards" on an 8 inch floppy. It was edit-able! You handed your floppy to the person in the little room, and got back your printout later on.