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617 points EvgeniyZh | 1 comments | 03 Apr 25 21:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.67s | source

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starik36 ◴[03 Apr 25 22:21 UTC] No.43576171[source]▶

The screenshot of the source code at the end of the article is a ton of printed code.

How was it then entered into the Altair? Did someone have to retype it? Or was there media that predated floppies that was used?

1. ttkari ◴[03 Apr 25 22:38 UTC] No.43576316[source]▶

It was stored on a punched paper tape.

Microsoft’s original source code