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How many punchcards?

How many punchcards would it take to take to store an MP3 file? And what type of machine would read it fast enough? Some intrepid geeks do the math.

posted by Jeff at 8/02/2005 01:33:00 PM

+add to deli.cio.us +digg it

David said...: Argh, puchcards!; Posted: 5:45 PM
David said...: OK, did none of you mid-to-late 90's-era WPI CS majors grok this reference?

Keith, does the ACM still have these shirts around... or at least an image of the graphic that went on the shirts?; Posted: 10:39 AM
Anonymous said...: I had one of the shirts in 1994/1995, but I think I donated it to the Red Cross with other old clothing a couple years ago.

-PatrickD (class o' 1995); Posted: 8:00 PM