There's an auction on Ebay for a punch card, and I thought the description was funny, so I'll share it with you.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Punch-C...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eae0cfafb
* Whopping capacity of 80 bytes or more! Store important telephone numbers, words, even sentences!
(Depending on the storage method used, up to 120 bytes can be punched.)
* The capacity can be further increased by up to 5000 % if you write on it instead of punching it!
* Unbelievable magnetic field resistance! Don't let any magnets damage your data!
* Extreme shock resistance! Can survive a fall from any height without damage!
(Well, probably not any height. When dropped from too high, it might burn up when entering the atmosphere.)
* Fits comfortably in your pocket! (And if not, you can always fold it.)
* Comes in one color, but can also be custom-painted! Impress your friends and colleagues
with a never-seen-before punch card design! All you need is a pack of crayons*.
* Easy data integrity verification – just look at the drive and see exactly what data it contains. No drivers needed!
* Automatic bookmarking feature! Simply insert into a book, and a bookmark is automatically activated.
* Rewritable! (As long as you only want to add holes.)
* No problems with overheating! (Paper doesn't usually ignite below 450 °C.)
* Can be used to swat flies!
With this high-quality punch card, you can store the following**:
* 0.45 ms of uncompressed, CD-quality audio
* 4.88 ms of MP3 audio
* 3×2 pixel BMP photo
* a Tetris high-score, along with your initials
* 8 telephone numbers
* a recipe for boiled eggs
* a word worth 800 points in Scrabble
* 3 or 4 telephone numbers together with the names they belong to
* the number of particles in the observable universe (maybe even in two different observable universes!)
*) Packs of crayons sold separately.
**) Based on our best estimates. 1 MB = 1,000,000 B, 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 B
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Punch-C...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eae0cfafb
* Whopping capacity of 80 bytes or more! Store important telephone numbers, words, even sentences!
(Depending on the storage method used, up to 120 bytes can be punched.)
* The capacity can be further increased by up to 5000 % if you write on it instead of punching it!
* Unbelievable magnetic field resistance! Don't let any magnets damage your data!
* Extreme shock resistance! Can survive a fall from any height without damage!
(Well, probably not any height. When dropped from too high, it might burn up when entering the atmosphere.)
* Fits comfortably in your pocket! (And if not, you can always fold it.)
* Comes in one color, but can also be custom-painted! Impress your friends and colleagues
with a never-seen-before punch card design! All you need is a pack of crayons*.
* Easy data integrity verification – just look at the drive and see exactly what data it contains. No drivers needed!
* Automatic bookmarking feature! Simply insert into a book, and a bookmark is automatically activated.
* Rewritable! (As long as you only want to add holes.)
* No problems with overheating! (Paper doesn't usually ignite below 450 °C.)
* Can be used to swat flies!
With this high-quality punch card, you can store the following**:
* 0.45 ms of uncompressed, CD-quality audio
* 4.88 ms of MP3 audio
* 3×2 pixel BMP photo
* a Tetris high-score, along with your initials
* 8 telephone numbers
* a recipe for boiled eggs
* a word worth 800 points in Scrabble
* 3 or 4 telephone numbers together with the names they belong to
* the number of particles in the observable universe (maybe even in two different observable universes!)
*) Packs of crayons sold separately.
**) Based on our best estimates. 1 MB = 1,000,000 B, 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 B
:D