Re: Paper Tape Punch

Jim GREGG wrote:

> From: Jim GREGG <gregg@...>
>
> Hi Roland,
>
> Tape punches are farly like hens teeth, rare on the ground, but a possible
> alternative is a Model 43 Teletype machine. These are much more common, and
> they are a combined keyboard/printer/tape reader/tape punch, usually have
> RS232, and are an 8 bit machine NB there is a Fench made equivalent too be
> avoided, as although it is an excellent machine but is only 5 bit tape.

Baudot is not a make of 'teletype', but a code, like ASCII. Teletype models
15,17,19,23 and others use this. It will be obvious, because the punch and reader
clearly use a narrower tape, and only have 5 channels instead of 8.

Jon