21 Jun
2025
21 Jun
'25
6:47 a.m.
A paper-tape reader is easy enough, just something where you manually
pull the tape past an optical reader etc.
I have a ~cheap diode laser cutter and on my someday get around to it
list is to write a paper tape "punch" program that will cut a one foot
strip of punched paper tape out of a larger piece of paper, with the
possibility of using a roll of paper and manually advance it a foot at
a time using the sprocket holes and some pins for alignment.
On Sat, Jun 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM ben via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Now that I have my 18 bit retro computer working, I am thinking of
adding classic IO, like paper tape. Sadly I am a few decades too late.
Is there anything out there to replace a punch/reader used as 70's i/o?
Any good mag tape (cassete tape) replacements? I would love a tiny 9
track mag tape toy sized if they made one, like the wall hanging PDP8's.
On wish list, a flex writer or TTY video display replacement, ie
overstrike and underline in 2/3 size VT100 case.
Ben.
https://www.instructables.com/23-Scale-VT100-Terminal-Reproduction/