How did stock markets work prior to computers?

Question

I am curious how stock markets worked before the advent of computers. Trading today is so fast, I can’t wrap my head around how it could have worked before computers were involved.

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Answer 1

You ever see movies of a fast-moving food market where people are bustling and hustling trying to buy food and others doing the same to sell food?

Imagine that but selling pieces of paper that represent stock shares.