I have a unisys 9246 line printer that uses a format punched paper tape and don't have the tape. the printer will work with out it. the manual did mention a punch and gave a few generic punch model numbers so one could purchase one.. Bill Folks, Spotted this on E-Bay UK. Now I am sure I must have worked with printers that used a format tape, but I don't remember a punch... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190837106811 Dave G4UGM