Siemens T100 Terminal with Paper Tape - Available

Mike Katz bitwiz at 12bitsbest.com
Wed Dec 8 13:23:25 CST 2021


I thought I had recalled that Baudot was 5 bits but the paper tape is 6 
bits across and I don't know of any 6 bit character codes except for 
DECs upper case only character set and even their paper tape had 8 bits 
so I guessed Baudot.

On 12/8/2021 1:16 PM, Paul Koning wrote:
> 5 bit; if it really were 6 bits it would typically be typesetting codes.
>
> That's a relative of the machine used as console terminal on Dutch Electrologica X8 computers; I recognize the "Iron cross" symbol, the figures shift character on the D key.  But some of the other function codes have different labels so it isn't actually the same model.
>
> The description I have says that the X8 console used CCITT-2, a.k.a., Baudot, code but with the bit order reversed.  And also that it used the all-zeroes code as a printable character rather than as non-printing fill.
>
> 	paul
>
>> On Dec 8, 2021, at 2:01 PM, Mike Katz via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>
>> Wow 6 bit baudot paper tape I think.  That's an oldie🤣
>>
>>
>> On 12/8/2021 12:50 PM, Monty McGraw via cctalk wrote:
>>> I have this terminal in my garage - sitting on its custom stand.
>>>
>>> I purchased it years ago, but don't have a use for it.
>>>
>>> Here is my photo of it:
>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SV4-Xx7XLHIoA898ZPRC74wZv2e8YsVK/view?usp=sharing
>>>
>>> I'm near Houston Texas.
>>>
>>> It is too big and heavy to ship.
>>>
>>> Monty McGraw



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