Blank Paper Tape Question (P.S.)

From: Carlini, Antonio <Antonio.Carlini_at_riverstonenet.com>
Date: Sat Mar 9 16:18:57 2002

> Andy Holt wrote:
>
>A _really_ fast paper tape reader was capable of 2000 cps ... but
needed
>special spooling arangements to feed the tape fast enough.

        And one built during WW2 would run rings
        around it (5000 char/second):

        http://www.codesandciphers.org.uk/lorenz/rebuild.htm

>Very imptessive to watch when it was working properly ... and even
more
>impressive when it failed :-(

        The Colossus one was (at least once) run to the
        point that the tape failed - talk about paper cuts!!

        Antonio
Received on Sat Mar 09 2002 - 16:18:57 GMT