[PLUG] Paper tape?

Frank Filz ffilzlnx at mindspring.com
Mon Nov 12 15:43:09 UTC 2018


> Wow,
> That brings back fond memories, model 28 and model 35 Teletype machines
and
> loading DEC machines with paper tape. Then there were the "high speed"
paper
> readers and punches at 1200 baud. Also had to deal with both 5 and 8 level
> codes. Have not seen any of that in ages. Used to have a collection of
model
> 28's and a model 35. Miss that stuff for some strange reason.

Poor kids of today don't get to make a tape of BEL characters, run it
through the reader in the teletype machine in their dad's office, and then
tape it into a loop...

Frank

> On Sat, Nov 10, 2018 at 6:18 PM Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > 8 would be better
> > On Sat, Nov 10, 2018 at 3:09 PM Neal <nsedell at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > 5- or 8- bit?
> > >
> > > NealS
> > >
> > > On Sat, Nov 10, 2018 at 1:28 AM Russell Senior <
> > russell at personaltelco.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Anyone have a paper tape punch/reader? Or, know anyone who does?
> > > >
> > > >   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punched_tape
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