9 May
2014
9 May
'14
2:56 a.m.
afaik, there was only one format for eight-bit 1" punchtape. 6bit was in
a couple of formats, mainly with the transport hole being offset a
litthe early or late in regard to the data holes. but the data on a 8bit
tape can be all kind of things. remember, ascii came relatively late in
the game, so i have a few machines with propritary coding schemes.
translation can be achieved with https://github.com/Hack42/Punchconverter
macsimski
On 09-05-14 07:53, shadoooo wrote:
hello,
I have a question about paper tape punch / reader devices.
I see sometime around devices developed for CNC machines, e.g. the Facit
N4000.
I know these devices are configurable, and mostly have serial interface, so
maybe they could be attached to an "old iron", or to a pc for dumping
purposes.
I'm not sure however about the physical format of the paper tape, the
position of the holes, etc
Are these machines compatible?
Thanks
Andrea
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