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kosma on Jan 27, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Things Every Hacker Once Knew

And don't forget the lace card - a card punched full of DEL. Having every single hole punched, it was so fragile it would crumple up and jam the reader. People today think they're smart 'cause they invent things like DRAM rowhammer... it's all been done before, kids. ;)

i336_ on Jan 28, 2017 [–]

Ohh no.

Was there anything that created these lace cards as part of normal operation? I'm guessing not, considering the ramifications.

What about programs that did this when they encountered bugs?

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