Before being used in computers, punched cards were used in the textile industry ...

		partycoder on Oct 16, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Programming with Punched Cards (2005) [pdf] Before being used in computers, punched cards were used in the textile industry (mechanical looms), and in some musical instruments. Must have been a "accidentally turing complete" moment. http://beza1e1.tuxen.de/articles/accidentally_turing_complet...