Vintage Computer: Punched Paper Tape Reader

Loading...

Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon
Upgrade to the latest Flash Player for improved playback performance. Upgrade now or more info.
17,394
Loading...
Alert icon
Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon

Uploaded by on Jan 27, 2008

Another of my retro designs. This is how programs used to be entered, on the first home computers. 30 year old technology revived.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

License:

Standard YouTube License

Link to this comment:

Share to:
see all

All Comments (36)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • Cheapest Disco Ecer

  • I remember many companies was applying for "punch" ladies to come and get a job. The job was to sit and 'punch' holes in such strips, or in paper cards.

    I remember one of the population countings back in the 60's was done with the help of cards in wich we should punch holes in the right positions.

  • Very interesting, I would love to have this profound knowledge. I'm new to this Electronics, Arithmetics and Logic stuff and i find it is people like you who teach the correct and dont over confuse people with misleading answers.

    Make more vids! :)

  • Where is the schematic for this?

    Please provide some info on the project as well as how did you punched the tape?

  • Hmmm, I can remember working on both paper tape punch and readers. FYI, the small hole present even on a blank tape is where the sprocket drive pulled the tape through the reader/punch.

  • Brings back memories - never worked with paper tape but in my high-school computer science class, we entered in BASIC programs using cards.

  • Like that

  • i dont know why, but i really want one of these!

  • what made me smile was that the University in Queensland would use their GE 225 to transfer programs from punched cards to paper tape, for what reason I don't know.

  • A light source would strike a light sensitive diode or such.

    Each hole would let the light shine through.

    No hole, no light.

Loading...
Alert icon
0 / 00Unsaved Playlist Return to active list
    1. Your queue is empty. Add videos to your queue using this button:
      or sign in to load a different list.
    Loading...Loading...Saving...
    • Clear all videos from this list
    • Learn more