Baby steps... As late as the 1970’s teletype terminals were still used for computer terminals, especially for dial-up systems. They used paper tape for “high speed” input/output. Computers from that era required a paper tape reader. Imagine loading a software package from a very, very long tape.
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Well, at least you didn't have to worry about the punch cards getting out of order...
rdguy
Or dropping them on the floor and having to resort!
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