26 Feb
2008
26 Feb
'08
1:49 p.m.
David Griffith wrote:
This paper tape fiddling made me wonder if anyone ever
made a cassette
tape interface that emitted RS232 signals and looked to the computer like
a paper tape reader/writer.
Yes, we had some at Westfield College, University of London in the
early 1980s. I can't remember the make/model, but I think I may
have one in the loft (will take a look). It was a modified audio
cassette recorder with a 25-pin "D" connector for the serial port.
--
John Honniball
coredump at gifford.co.uk