How did the first software get on the first hardware?

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Serious Hardware/Software Crap > YOSPOS > How did the first software get on the first hardware?

Pardot: Jul 25, 2001

punch cards maybe? idk i'm just guessing

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Pardot: Jul 25, 2001

Silver Alicorn posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV1ki6LiEmg

like this OP

idk exactly how but ENIAC or whatever didn't have program storage so you had to wire it to do what you wanted directly

youtube keeps recommending me this guy's videos and now i kinda want one of these altair remake things. i have no use for it at all but it'd be fun to flip the switches and make the lights go blink

# ¿ Jun 15, 2020 20:31

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