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  1. Jul 31, 2022, 09:51 PM #1
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    World's first computer patch - photo

    World's first computer patch.




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    I can remember them. Miles of black 25mm paper tape, a Friden Flex-i-Writer, and snowdrifts of tiny paper discs.
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    Kept clean and dry, paper had a decent service life. Short of a fire, or mice, little could go wrong.
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