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Stephen <mca### [at] aolDOT com> wrote:
> On 18/05/2010 4:44 PM, Invisible wrote:
> >> As I recall about 60 characters per second. The tape was paper, was 8
> >> holes
> >> wide, and easily broken or scrunched.
> >
> > Mmm, that's fairly fast for an optical system.
>
> Was it optical? I seem to remember it was mechanical with spring loaded
> teeth.
>
>
> --
>
> Best Regards,
> Stephen
I was thinking it was optical. I don't ever remember having maintenance on the
read head. But that's been over 35 years ago. Now I sometimes have a hard time
remembering what I had for breakfast.
Isaac
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