1" paper tape buy ?

[Paul Koning]

> Many OS-es of the era could open the punch in column binary (or row
> binary for some others) and punch whatever they wanted.  CDC 6000
> series object decks, were, IIRC, column binary.

I have never seen 6000 series binary card decks, but the source code
says you're right:

***              3446/415 DRIVER CHARACTERISTICS.
*
*         HOLLERITH CARDS ARE PUNCHED FROM A LINE CONSISTING OF UP TO
*         90 CHARACTERS.  HOWEVER, ONLY THE FIRST 80 CHARACTERS
*         OF THE LINE ARE ACTUALLY PUNCHED.  THE DISPLAY CODE
*         TO O26/O29 CONVERSION IS ACCOMPLISHED BY A 
*         DISPLAY CODE TO BINARY COLUMN IMAGE CONVERSION IN THE
*         DRIVER.  THE CARD IS THEN PUNCHED IN BINARY MODE 
*         ON THE 3446. 
*
*         BINARY DATA ARE PUNCHED IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT
*         COLUMN  1 = WORD COUNT AND BINARY CARD INDICATOR (79)
*         COLUMN  2 = BINARY DATA CHECKSUM MODULO 4095 
*         COLUMNS 3 - 77 = 15 CENTRAL WORDS OF DATA
*         COLUMN 78 = BLANK
*         COLUMNS 79 - 80 = 24 BIT BINARY CARD SEQUENCE NUMBER 
*
*         ABSOLUTE BINARY DATA ARE PUNCHED 16 CENTRAL WORDS/CARD WITH
*         NO SPECIAL PUNCHES.

	paul