Machines and people have been working together for decades, perhaps more than you had thought, to keep University information technology systems running. The people operating punch card and tabulating machines, the majority of whom were women, most likely did not see their role as one of managing information technology.
Doug Jones's general purpose punched card collection
The Power of the Punch Card (and the Punch Card Operator) - UMN
Punch Cards for Data Processing
UMN Libraries Staff, Author at UMN Libraries News & Events
October 24, 2023 by Driftless Multimedia - Issuu
The Power of the Punch Card (and the Punch Card Operator) - UMN
Holmes County Hub Shopper, Feb. 20, 2014 by Gannett NEO - Issuu
National Museum of American History
The Power of the Punch Card (and the Punch Card Operator) - UMN
The Power of the Punch Card (and the Punch Card Operator) - UMN
Early Card Punch Machines
The Surprisingly Long Life of the Punch Card - IEEE Spectrum