Ah, I remember the glory days of Steampunk...

[f4f3]

Feeling nostalgic for a movement that's only just hit the Gruaniad is probably a little perverse, but this article did remind me of reading The Difference Engine on a train to Anniesland College, where my girlfriend had taken a course on computing, which resulted in her totting about bundles of punched cards.

I knew it would never catch on...

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[parthenia14.livejournal.com]

I had a friend once who used to work for the DHSS, punching the holes in the cards...

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

From punch cards to World of Warcraft in 30 years - wonder where we'll be in another 30?