IBM's punched cards powered the data age
IBM pioneered punched cards from the 1920s, transforming data processing for businesses and governments, and laying the groundwork for modern computing and data storage.
Before computers, IBM revolutionized data processing with punched cards, starting in the 1920s. These stiff cards, with holes representing information, allowed machines to sort and count data at incredible speeds, far surpassing manual methods. This system, building on Herman Hollerith's 19th-century innovation, became crucial for businesses and governments.
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