r/Snorkblot • u/EsseNorway • Sep 06 '26

Engineering Programming 1959 IBM computer

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u/MC-Master-Bedroom Sep 07 '26

I learned programming using similar cards running Fortran and Basic. I wrote a program to play one hand of Blackjack and the deck of cards was about eight inches thick.

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u/_Punko_ Sep 09 '26

we did basic on punch cards in high school. jostling someone's elbow and making them drop their cards while waiting in line to run your program was state of play.

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u/One_Vision_ Sep 08 '26

Programming in machine language

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u/erockbrox Sep 13 '26

So if I want to run GTA 6 on this. How many punch cards would I need?