60s/70s computing was dominated by mainframes and dumb, remote terminals for them wasn't it? There's not much you can do on your own with that tech and I'm just

60s/70s computing was dominated by mainframes and dumb, remote terminals for them wasn't it? There's not much you can do on your own with that tech and I'm just guessing here, but its nowhere near as available anymore. Plus, of everyone I've met that has done programming with punch cards, nobody said they missed it.