After previously working out a suitable approach to create a period-correct paper tape reader for his tube-based, MC14500B processor-inspired computer, [David Lovett] over at the Usagi Electric ...

used punched tape to store the commands required to mill a part out of metal. Just like the SD card on a modern 3D printer. For [will.stevens’] Hackaday Prize entry, he’s going back to the ...

PUNCHED TAPE EDITOR. This beautifully engineered precision tool is slightly larger than a matchbox. It was used in worldwide communication systems to repair and edit punched tape. In the 1960s ...

The punched tape gave 4K of storage for every ten meters (32 feet). Originally used to control looms in textile factories, punched tape ended up being used to feed instructions into and out of ...