4 May
2005
4 May
'05
10:52 a.m.
Hi Jim,
has anyone tried to write a paper tape emulator in
BASIC?
Not in BASIC, but in C.
- it doesn't always pick up the paper
advance signal (I've tried using both CTS and DCD as inputs).
What kind of
interface does your Paper tape reader have? Serial RS232?
Then you need only linux and perhaps one
little modification to get it working flawlessly - let me know and I'll
explain.
I have once written a parallel paper tape reader emulator for my
Honeywell. It is written in C without any assembly language. Runs under
Linux and is a rough solution - don't expect too much. But it may
contain some useful hints.
http://h316.hachti.de/download/sw/tapeload-0.2.tar.gz
Will I have to go to a machine code routine to get the
fast port access?
If you use C it is not necessary... but there may be very
different
opinions :-)
Best wishes,
Philipp :-)