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minus-squareAxolotl@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 days agoYou could argue that a collection of punch cards is a file
minus-square🌸𝓯𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻🌸@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 days agoIf you put them in a physical file and it gets jostled they go out of order and you have a problem. You want them in stacks. I think technically it’s only a file when it’s managed by the system itself (reading, writing, modifying, storing) so punch cards are not files.
You could argue that a collection of punch cards is a file
If you put them in a physical file and it gets jostled they go out of order and you have a problem. You want them in stacks.
I think technically it’s only a file when it’s managed by the system itself (reading, writing, modifying, storing) so punch cards are not files.