Computer storage revolution

You can hold all extant writings from the Greek and Roman empires on the lowest-priced iPhone, and still have room for quite a few other premodern civilizations, too. On the other hand, a random song on your iPhone would take roughly 60,000 punch cards to store. Playback would be brutal. Punch card evolution (full size).

Comparison of what you can put on a computer punch card compared to an iPhone 4S
Comparison of what you can put on a computer punch card compared to an iPhone 4S

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