Well,
there's still a guy selling reader kits:
http://www.msdsite.com/OLA/TR01/tr01.html Well, currently I couldn't find any
items on eBay. And he doesn't list
a contact address that I could find.
So, "still selling" doesn't seem to be accurate any more.
Also, his reader has one slight "defect" in my humble opinion; no
automated feeder.
So, if one was going to build a reader, were would one find the essential
parts?
- the photo diode array
- the sprocket wheel
with the correct dimensions for reading eight-channel tape.
I could do that with a leg on my back, but I never saw in person a
perforated tape. Is it so hard to find/expensive to find? If it is cheap
enough, I'd love to buy some tape and do a nice reader :)