This wild thread about the history of textiles and computers is seriously worth the read! Did you know that you can knit DOOM!? Also binary code was originally developed in the textile industry, little old ladies sewed early computer memory and bra-makers sent us to the moon. Crazy! *Goes to that craft room to start knitting DOOM*
(via: Geek Girls)
This also reminds me of automatic pianos. They used rolls of paper or card with holes punched in, and they played a tune.