Hey, troops,
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On 02-Apr-03 at 17:41 Joe wrote:
>I know that PT was available in both 7/8" and 1" widths. Probably others
>as well. AFIK 7/8" was used for 5 bit stuff and 1" was used for 8 bit.
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> Joe
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>At 04:10 PM 4/2/03 -0500, you wrote:
>>Hi--
>>
>>I was wondering, is all blank papertape media interchangeable?
>>I know that it can be made of paper or mylar,
>>and that it comes fanfolded and on spools,
>>but are there variations that would block interoperability,
>>like varying widths?
It all depends on the punch involved. For example, many punches required oil-impregnated tape. Others did not. I also recall that it took a punch with a specially-designed block to handle the mylar stuff.
The widths are standardized for both 5-level (Baudot) and 8-level (ASCII) code. I remember all this from my days servicing Teletype machines (boy, did I just date myself...)
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