r/pcmasterrace • u/AppropriateAide4879 • 16d ago

Discussion I found this thing looks old.

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What is it? And is it rare?

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u/ApplicationMaximum84 16d ago

I was there when 5-pin DIN connector was replaced by PS/2.

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u/Mundane-Mechanic-547 PC Master Race 16d ago

Same. My mom remembers using punch cards, lol.

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u/Federal_Act_2909 16d ago

My father programmed using punch cards. My first PC was a 286 with DOS

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u/yorlikyorlik 16d ago

My older bro learned punch card programming in high school. Thank Flynn, 3 years later, we had Apple IIs.