ASR-33 Paper Tape Readers

On Tue, 2 Sep 1997 18:11:58 -0800 (PDT) Tim Shoppa <shoppa(a)alph02.triumf.ca> writes: What a coincidence, I am looking through a book - Computer Peripherals That You Can Build by Dr. Gordon W. Wolfe, and there are plans for a electro-optical paper tape reader to replace the ASR-33. It says "Reading a long program in on paper tape can be quite a chore, since the ASR-33 reads only ten characters a second". Then it claims that "Using an optical reader with handshaking on a parallel port, up to 500 characters per second may be read - as fast as you can pull the tape through!" It shows the schematics for building the reader, and a flowchart for the read program. I could probably type in the section, and scan the diagrams if anyone is interested in building their own. For all those people out there with the skills, it's a really interesting book, it even has plans and schematics for a touch response display. I might even try building one of those. It would be a hit at work. I can still look like someone on the cutting edge, getting projects from a 15 year old book. Just let me know if anyone is interested in the plans. I might not be able to get to it tomorrow, but it won't take long, and maybe someone with the knowledge and skills can "mass produce" some for the people in the list that need them. Isaac Davis | Don't throw out that old computer, Atari nut | check out the Classic Computer Rescue List - indavis(a)juno.com | http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/1055/classic.html P.S. I have been busy, and not able to update the list recently, but I hope to catch up by this weekend. Work just will not let up.