On 18/05/2010 3:14 PM, Invisible wrote:
> What sort of access speeds do you get for reading or writing punched
> card or tape?

Some of the fast paper tape readers would stream the tape about 15 feet 
through the air before it was collected in a large bin. The fun part was 
rewinding into a roll.

BTW I forgot. Plain paper tape was easily torn but the tapes used in the 
fast readers had a layer of Mylar so they could not be torn, the paper 
backing could separate though.


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Best Regards,
	Stephen

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