On Jul 1, 11:43, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
> >From: "Peter Turnbull" <pete_at_dunnington.u-net.com>
> >
> >Does anyone -- preferably in the UK -- have a paper tape reader that
> >could be hooked up to a modern machine (eg a laptop) to read the
tapes
> >in the museum, and which they'd be willing to lend?
> I don't live close enough but it isn't too hard to
> connect, even a parallel paper tape reader. I have
> one that does folded paper tape that I connected to
> my lap top's parallel printer port.
> Dwight
Indeed. Anything like that would be fine. Just please don't suggest a
Teletype ASR33; I have one anyway. Besides, I'd not consider it very
portable even though mine has casters. It's also slow, sprocket-fed,
and being 20mA current loop and 110 baud, needs additional intefacing.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Received on Tue Jul 01 2003 - 18:35:01 BST