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> From: Dale Strommer <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Card Readers [Punched, not credit!]
> Date: Wednesday, October 09, 1996 9:55 AM
>
> 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....
There actually was an HP-IB version of this card reader.  I believe we
still have one in the warehouse.