> Also for reading in paper tape, a high speed punch and paper tape reader > is often wanted.
Yes, IMHO the ASR33 reader is an interesting thing to have, but it's only 10cps, and it is not kind to the tapes. A good capstan-fed optical paper tape reader will do between 300 and 1000cps [1] and will not damage the tapes. Well worth trying to track one down as well as the Teletype [1] I have a soft spot for Trend paper tape readers. I have several HSR500s (bidirectional, 500cps) and UDR700s (unidirectional, 700 cps). The nice thing about them is that the automatically set the read threshold level, they can thus work with partically transparent tape, are unaffected by changed in the lamp brightness and are a doddle to set up. -tony
