Punch Card Machine Demo

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Saturday, February 01, 2025

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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02/01/2025 02:00 PM 02/01/2025 04:00 PM America/Anguilla Punch Card Machine Demo Ever wonder about the history of the punchcard? The punchcard exhibit starts with a Jacquard Loom, one of the earliest uses of punched cards, which helped to make woven fabric more affordable. Herman Hollerith’s invention of electromechanical processing of cards tabulated data for the 1890 census. The IBM family of punch card machines was used for data processing and record-keeping across many industries and academia. Punched cards were even used for matchmaking at the University of Iowa in 1963! Free with museum entry.Event LinksWebsite: https://go.evvnt.com/2850983-0 Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/atlanta/events/computer-museum-of-america/punch-card-machine-demo-375595?ref=uceaddevent Computer Museum of America, 5000 Commerce Parkway, Roswell, GA, 30076

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Ever wonder about the history of the punchcard? The punchcard exhibit starts with a Jacquard Loom, one of the earliest uses of punched cards, which helped to make woven fabric more affordable. Herman Hollerith’s invention of electromechanical processing of cards tabulated data for the 1890 census. The IBM family of punch card machines was used for data processing and record-keeping across many industries and academia. Punched cards were even used for matchmaking at the University of Iowa in 1963! Free with museum entry.

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Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2850983-0

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