punching paper tape

Al Kossow aek at bitsavers.org
Fri Mar 26 14:35:32 CDT 2021


On 3/26/21 12:31 PM, Guy Fedorkow via cctalk wrote:
> wow, what format?
>    The codes I'm punching should line up with a long-dead machine,
> Whirlwind from MIT, so I think you'd consider them to be 7-track binary,
> i.e., same size as an 8-track teletype tape with one track blank

Real Whirlwind tape is narrower than standard 1" paper tape.

The reason I have not offered to do this is the blank tape that I
have would not be period correct, nor the right width.





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