Paper tape carriers and paper tape

[Dave Wade]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Paul
> Koning
> Sent: 11 November 2016 15:43
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> Subject: Re: Paper tape carriers and paper tape
> 
> 
> > 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

I tried to get some made. Supplier could not source any card of the proper
thicknes...
... would love a box of cards


> 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