Ah, what non-fond memories! We had a computer room operator that was
sensitive to the IBM provided glue, which had a potent aroma. We found
that a 1 inch length of ordinary scotch tape, cut in two lengthwise,
worked well and outlasted the actual CC tape itself. Eventually the
sprocket holes would wear out and drive mechanism would race out of
control. We made a point of creating numerous spares and discarding any
suspect ones before it died dramatically. Each shift would inspect the
existing CCt for wear, similarly to eyeballing a car's fan belt or
serpentine. If in doubt, replace. Cheap insurance.
On 9/11/2013 4:01 PM, Gerhard Postpischil wrote:
On 9/11/2013 2:39 PM, efinnell15 wrote:
in two. The paper tapes for forms control were like gold with special
forms. In a pinch could be duplicated with a hole punch and
cellophane tape.
IIRC, these were mylar tapes, and came fairly late. We used heavy duty
paper that came with an attached marking sheet - the programmer or
operations staff marked the positions to be punched, the corresponding
holes would be punched out, the the tape would be separated and trimmed
to length, then glued.
We imposed the additional restriction that all channels had to have at
least one punch in them, to prevent run-away paper ejection.
Gerhard Postpischil
Bradford, Vermont
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