Looking for a paper tape reader/writer

[Paul Anderson]

I have 3 or 4 Decitek units, but I have no docs and no idea of the speeds. I
might have a PC11/ PC05 and a few card readers.

Paul Anderson

-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of William Maddox
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 8:28 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Looking for a paper tape reader/writer

--- Max <max at techbites.com> wrote:

>    Punching Speeds up to 75 char/sec 
> 
>    Reading speeds up to 400 char/sec

I would recommend a GNT 4601 or 4604, made by GN
Telematic, and also rebadged by Decitek. They meet or
are close to the specs above, and are compact and
lightweight.  I'm not sure if they are still
manufactured, but they show up reasonably often on
eBay.  Expect to pay $150 to $250 for one.  DSI also
made a late-model RS232 reader/punch station that
shows up frequently.  These machines generally come
from a CNC (computer numerical control) machine-shop
environment.

> If not, someone suggested
> interfacing it to a PC and
> linking the PC to the LAN.

I have never seen a reader/punch with a direct LAN
interface.  They are usually RS23C serial.

--Bill