Punched card readers

From: Lawrence LeMay <lemay_at_cs.umn.edu>
Date: Fri Jun 22 11:19:39 2001

> > Does anyone know where to find a punched card reader
> > these days? I'm looking for a small desktop unit that
> > I could interface to a PC.
>
> I would be thinking that a sh*tload of them will be
> available in Florida soon, as they have clearly
> outlived their political acceptableness.
>
> If any Floridian listers get a line on these (mostly
> Documation readers, possibly various models) when
> they become available, I'd like to try to get one,
> particularly if Pr1me-color-schemed units are among
> them.

Does anyone have Docs for the Documation punch card readers? I'd like to
hook one up to a PDP 8/e or 11, but i'm concerned about finding or making
the proper interface cable. I think the documation card readers used a
strange (to me, at least) interface connector that i'm not sure is available
anymore, plus I dont have the information necessary to create the cable.

I would prefer to connect one to a 8/E, but I dont know of a source
for a omnibus card reader interface board.

-Lawrence LeMay
 lemay_at_cs.umn.edu
Received on Fri Jun 22 2001 - 11:19:39 BST