I have just acquired a number of PDP-8 paper tapes. My reader/punch is
not working at the moment (neither is my PDP-8 but that's another story).
I am looking to beg, borrow or buy a paper tape reader or reader/punch
(stand alone or PC04) so that I can archive these tapes as they are
getting more and more rare.
I would prefer a serial (RS-232) reader or reader/punch but I could deal
with a parallel and create my own parallel to serial converter or get
some kind of USB to parallel adapter.
There are several "hand pull" types of readers out there (like the
OP-80A) but I am afraid of damaging the very old fanfold paper tape by
using my inconsistent hand rather than some kind of motor driven
mechanism which is designed for smooth paper tape flow.
Does anyone have any ideas or something they have to sell or donate?
Please contact me by email directly.
Note: This is also being posted to the VCF DEC Forum.
Thank you,
Mike Katz
bitwiz@12bitsbe
