10 May
2001
10 May
'01
6:37 p.m.
On Thu, 10 May 2001, Megan wrote:
I have an old serial paper tape reader which runs with
20ma and would like to use it to archive all my pdp-11
(and some pdp-8) paper tapes. But I need a converter...
Can anyone help? Any pointers to a simple schematic?
As a quick and dirty alternative:
The original IBM asynch adapter for the PC and XT was jumperable to
operate as EIA OR 20 ma! You could use a PC with one jumpered 20ma plus
one "regular" serial card as your converter.
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