Medieval methods... (was Re: Got a question....PDP? VAX

From: Robert Lund <lundo_at_interport.net>
Date: Tue Mar 16 22:25:44 1999

James Willing wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, John Foust wrote:
> > At 01:52 PM 3/14/99 -0500, Max Eskin wrote:
> > >
> > >Hey! Who you callin' a newbie :) In the timeline of data entry so far,
> > >paper tape and toggle switches are most certainly medeival. [sic]
> >
> > Hey, there's a roll of paper tape for sale on eBay, current bid $17... :-)
>
> GORT?!? Looks like its time to start offering paper tape in the 'Computer
> Garage' store...

Rolls? After a coupla years handling rolls of that oily stuff that the ASR-33's
used to feed/eat, I was glad to get hold of the fan-folded stuff for the
rack-mounted readers. My best system used a Plessey R/P which could read 300
cps. Used a rubber roller, no sprockets, detecting holes optically. I've got a
bunch of plastic trays with fan-folded tapes stashed away somewhere in storage.
Now if only I'd saved all those holes for a lower Broadway parade!
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