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Once Upon a Time...

Once upon a time Aymeric explained us computing starting from the very beginning. He talked about punch cards and how these existed way before computers in textile industry.

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Punched cards in use in a Jacquard loom.

Why I consider those cards fascinating

1. Punch cards were crucial for Nazism in order to accomplish the logistic tasks of the concentration camps and the final solution. This story was for long time forgotten. More info in the book "IBM and the holocaust" by Edwin Black.

Nazi Punch card

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German Punch Card ad

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	1. Punch cards were crucial for Nazism in order to accomplish the logistic tasks of the concentration camps and the final solution. This story was for long time forgotten. More info in the book [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust "IBM and the holocaust"] by Edwin Black.		'''1.''' Punch cards were crucial for Nazism in order to accomplish the logistic tasks of the concentration camps and the final solution. This story was for long time forgotten. More info in the book [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust "IBM and the holocaust"] by Edwin Black.