IBM 557 Alphabetic Interpreter??

From: Bob Withers <bwit_at_ticnet.com>
Date: Tue Mar 30 13:24:35 1999

At 08:34 AM 3/30/99 -0800, you wrote:
>#026 and #029 keypunches, nor the punch outputs of most computers, did
>NOT print anything on the card. There also existed interpreters, both as
>hefty stand-alone, and in #029 housings, that would READ the punches on
>the card and print the info on the card, so that it would be readable by
>lusers who didn't know how to read punches.
>The #029 version printed 80 columns, aligned with the punches (although
>there was a LITTLE bit of suppression, etc. available through drum card
>programming.)

All of the 029 units I've worked with had builtin print units and the print
was exactly lined up with the punched column. The print could be disabled
via a drum card as you mention but I have never seen the stand alone units
you are talking about.

Regards,
Bob
Received on Tue Mar 30 1999 - 13:24:35 BST