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Nostalgia: how many punch cards per 3 minute MP3?
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 10:36:09 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Cliff Bamford <bamford () oz net> Date: August 2, 2005 1:58:49 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Nostalgia: how many punch cards per 3 minute MP3? Reply-To: bamford () oz net Dave ... for IP if you wish...From http://www.ypsidixit.com/blog/archives/2005/08/ remember_punch.html (surf at your own risk) ... Cliff
August 01, 2005 "Remember 80-column punch cards?"Just think of the concept--the data is made up out of thin air! The card is just there to organize the holes"
How many cards would it take to encode a 3-minute mp3? Answer:"Assuming a non-Hollerith encoding with eight bits per column, and an MP3 file encoded at 128kbps CBR, there would be 36,864 cards in that deck, and the card reader would need a throughput of 205 cards per second. It might be wise to include an 8-column sequence number, however, so that a misordered deck can be repaired by a card sorter; with 72 data columns per card, the total is precisely 40,960 cards (40K cards), requiring a 228 card/second throughput." The 21 boxes of cards needed would by 5 feet 9 inches tall. That such a huge leap in technology is well within living memory is astonishing.
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