Now I feel ancient: we still had punch cards when I started work in the 1970’s. A much bigger machine than the one pictured, it took up half a room, three girls operating it if I remember correctly, among other things dealt with salaries. Made a racket when it was going as well!
![Census worker operating a punch card computer, U.S. circa 1920 [2960x2332]](https://i.redd.it/rkyh7bd1fh941.jpg)
Brankles273
How does this process work exactly?
Anynamewilldonow
Now I feel ancient: we still had punch cards when I started work in the 1970’s. A much bigger machine than the one pictured, it took up half a room, three girls operating it if I remember correctly, among other things dealt with salaries. Made a racket when it was going as well!