On 06/21/2025 11:47 PM AEST Gavin Scott via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
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.
I wrote a tool to make 5-level Baudot, 8-level ASCII, Whirlwind, chadless etc. paper tape
using a home CNC vinyl/stencil cutter
https://github.com/1944GPW/ptap2dxf
I saw another similar utility on Hackaday that uses a laser, but it did not have as many
format options.
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/paper-tape-with-lasers/
Steve.