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Subject: [Leica] What is this?
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 11:41:03 -0600
References: <CAFfkXxv81Pq9Bkob3yf=Z_ArT6S=fgf1MEpnnd_GzAmGxxxNUA@mail.gmail.com> <20130305122637.0e5d1772@linux-mh41.site>

I agree with Phil.  We used a series of short tapes similar to this to load 
software on Digital Equipment PDP-8 computers that were a part of early 
digital control systems.  However, this one seems to be extremely short.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Forrest" <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] What is this?


> It looks like an optical command strip for an old computer. I used to
> use strips like that when programming weather instruments. They are
> still used aboard Navy ships to key in radiosonde identifier codes
> before launching weather balloons.
> Something along the lines of optical input for computing is my guess.
>
> Phil Forrest
>
>
>
> On Tue, 5 Mar 2013 09:29:44 -0600
> Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I think it is part of a timing tape for color correction for motion
>> picture film, but it has been a long time.
>>
>> Can anyone confirm this or give a better answer?  It is for  the
>> Archivists list
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> http://sonc-hegr.tumblr.com/post/44630528204
>>
>
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