11 Nov
2016
11 Nov
'16
10:55 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Paul
Koning
Sent: 11 November 2016 15:43
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
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Subject: Re: Paper tape carriers and paper tape
I tried to get some made. Supplier could not source any card of the proper
thicknes...
... would love a box of cards
On Nov 11, 2016, at 10:32 AM, Al Kossow <aek
at bitsavers.org> wrote:
There are no suppliers, and the NOS stuff is all gone.
No one is making new 80 column punched card stock either.
No stock, or no cards? I would think that one of the paper manufacturers would be putting out postcard stock of the right
specifications. Cutting
it to
proper card shape is not trivial, admittedly.
Is punch tape still made? I would guess so, for old CNC machines perhaps.
That's typically roll tape, not fanfold.
In the UK GNT still supply
http://www.gnt.co.uk/papertape.htm
paul
Dave
G4UGM