Paper tape format

From: Richard Erlacher <richard_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Thu May 25 16:10:53 2000

I suppose one could use a hex format, but I've never seen anything under
CP/M other than binary. Normally it's loaded into memory and then saved to
disk.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: Cini, Richard <RCini_at_congressfinancial.com>
To: 'ClassCompList' <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 1:49 PM
Subject: Paper tape format


> >From the "just out of curiosity" department...
>
> What is the punch format used for a paper tape that would be used on an
> Altair or IMSAI? Is it straight binary or something like the Intel Hex
> format?
>
> The reason why I'm asking is because I'm toying with adding a virtual
paper
> tape punch/reader to Claus Guiloi's IMSAI emulator.
>
>
> Rich
>
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