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SoftTalker | on: Microsoft open-sources “the earliest DOS source code discovered to date”
Well it had to have been on disk or tape at some point. It wasn't all typed in by hand every time they needed to build a new version.
debesyla | parent
unless they used punch cards
Sharlin | root | parent | next
Punch cards are still a form of digital storage, mind.
wongarsu | root | parent
Also a form of storing things on paper
accrual | root | parent
Reminds me of an old fortune cookie message or meme, something like "digital data is made from analog parts".
WalterBright | root | parent | next
I threw out all my punch cards. Wish I'd kept at least a listing!
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andsoitis | root | parent
> unless they used punch cards

For MS-DOS?

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