On 14/01/2026 18:17, Adrian Godwin via cctalk wrote:
I bought a reel of paper tape at an office supply shop
today.
It was in their 'bargains' room and is marked
NCR
SYSTEMEDIA
01-6388181
Telex 888634
PTI
Made in England
It cost me £0.50. I think they had two more reels. it's age is indicated by
having a London phone number that was made obsolete 30 years ago.
However, what surprises me is that it's 17.5 mm (0.69", 11/16") wide. This
seems too narrow for 7-hole tape and too wide for the tape used for
telegrams. Is it for 5-hole tape ?
Yes 5-hole tape used for Telex and RTTY. Also
the Manchester Mk1
apparently from equipment Alan Turing "liberated" from Bletchley park.
Later Ferranti computers also used this media...
I have a few reels of both this and 1" tape (non-oiled) should any one
need any...
Dave
G4UGM