papertape

name	papertape
description	Reading and writing punched paper tape using a Teletype mechanical terminal
version	1.0.0
author	hugh
license	MIT
metadata	{"hermes":{"tags":["teletype","asr33","papertape","punchtape","ASCII","art"],"category":"tty"}}

The asr33 repo contains a selection of patterns and programs for working with punched paper tape.

Paper tape is 8-bit binary data, punched with holes, one byte per row.

Read the python script bin/pattern for details. Its output is binary data.

The bin/patterns directory contains pattern definitions. List them with pattern --list.

Do NOT try to print the long ones (4kbasic, pdp11*, etc). 10 characters per second means less than 1kilobyte per minute. That's a long time to wait for a printout.

Good small ones are:

File	Description
ribbon	An arty ribbon
sequences	Some interesting bit-sequences
skulls	Very pretty skulls
invaders	Various space invaders
hearts	Cute hearts
bubbles	Bubbles, kinda
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The pattern script can also print text on tape, using bitmap fonts. Use pattern text --font mod6x13 for example. Fonts in BDF format are in the bin/fonts directory.

Use pattern --text to generate text output, as a preview.

Use pattern --svg to generate SVG.