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@classiccmp.org> wrote:
Wow 6 bit baudot paper tape I think. That's an oldieš¤£
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
