John Korb wrote:
>
> Steve wrote:
>
> >I'm almost too embarrassed to ask, but I have a cousin who has 70,000
punched
> >cards that he would love to be able to transfer to a medium that still
exists
> >on the planet.  Does anyone know of a card reader still in existence that
might
> >be available to transfer this stuff to something else (except maybe paper
tape
> >or 7-track magnetic tape)?
> >
> >Since I'm wishing anyway, I'll add that the closer to Southern California,
the
> >better.
> >
> >Please, no laugher, no flames...it's for family...
> >
> >/Steve   [log in to unmask]
>
> Hmmmm.   I don't have a card reader, but there has got to be someone who
> still has one. Someone from HP please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think
> the HP 3000 card reader was the HP 2893A which was an HPIB device.  I think
The 2893 was not retro fitted for hpib. It was only supported on the
older upright systems. IE, the series III, II, etc. There was alos an
HP7660 (or something 76xx) card reader that was serial and interfaced
thru an rs232 port. These were not supported on DTCs so mpe/ix is out.

dale....