Back in the day we ran everything from paper tape, now it's all USB sticks

Val Wells · 2026-04-06T13:20:05.738818+00:00

I was cleaning out a cabinet at the shop and found a box of old paper tape programs from the early 90s. We used to have to load those inch by inch, and if one hole tore, the whole program was junk. Now I just plug in a flash drive and load a 3D surfacing toolpath in under a minute. The difference in setup time alone is huge. Anyone else have a box of old tapes or floppies they can't bring themselves to throw out?

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