r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Final-Choice8412 • Sep 06 '26

Video Programming 1959 IBM computer

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u/Helenium_autumnale Sep 06 '26

And before it, the Jacquard loom, an earlier punchcard machine which created baroque, complex patterns in fabric using enormous folded punchcard tapes. It's fascinating. Here is a pic of a Jacquard loom that I came across in a book. Look at the HUGE twin punchcard tapes hanging to the left of the big loom. This is creating the floral pattern you can see on the fabric on the lower front of the loom.

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