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jan 1, 1917 - Punch Tape

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Same as with punch cards, punched tape was originally pioneered by the textile industry for use with mechanized looms. For computers, punch tape could be used for data input but also as a medium to output data. It was invented by Herman Hollerith. The original price was pretty low.

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jan 1, 1917
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~ 108 years ago