Hi,
"Andy Holt" <andyh_at_andyh-rayleigh.freeserve.co.uk> said:
>
> >
> > Well, a good optical reader can read 400 characters per second. Correct me
> > if i'm wrong, but that seems like 4096 bytes takes 10.24 seconds to read
> > in. Assuming its not a 30 year old tape that vaporizes at that speed ;)
> >
> A _really_ fast paper tape reader was capable of 2000 cps ... but needed
> special spooling arangements to feed the tape fast enough.
> Very imptessive to watch when it was working properly ... and even more
> impressive when it failed :-(
I remember reading that the FISH Bombes, which ran at up to 2,000
cps frequently broke their tapes and spewed tape everywhere ;-)
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Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb_at_dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
Received on Sat Mar 09 2002 - 15:07:54 GMT