New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

15 Feb 2017

...
   and 5 bit
stuff almost unheard-of. 

 In the US, common for hams, not common for computers. Maybe they were
 common for computers in the early 1960s. 
I think at one time radio amateurs (at least over here) had to use 5 bit ITA2
machines for RTTY. It may even be to this day that RTTY implies that, and
that ASCII is classed as 'data'. But the 5 level machines that were used over
here tend to be Creeds (Creed 7s, 75s and 444s mostly).

The RSGB (Radio Society of Great Britain, a bit like the ARRL) 'Teleprinter
Handbook' (on RTTY operation) does have some details of things like the
Teletype 28, so I guess some made it over here, but I've yet to see one.

...

  OK, we do see BRPE
 punches from time to time. 

 I'd really like to get one of those! 
I think shipping one is out of the question. Anyway, mine have 240V 50Hz
motors.

-tony

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New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!