Would a small fish-tank air pump plumbed to an 8-hole distributor and then
have 8 pressure sensors on the other side to pick up the puff qualify as
Rube-Goldberg?  Imagine the throughput!

I have a paper-tape punch in my to-do room (yes, an entire room of stuff to
be done) that I'm pretty sure I could get running.  The question is where
does one get paper tape these days?

DougM

-----Original Message-----
From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of
Jim Franklin
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 4:22 AM
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: Re: [PIC] Morse Code Firmware -- not big enough. Paper tape

ooh, I know this one :)

how about re-using a braille terminal. the touchpins of the 
character "display" pop up through the holes (or not in the case of a non-
hole), and a led/opto sensor scanning across the top of the paper tape 
registers whether a pin is "up" or "down".

Bizarre enough for the list?

> How about a 'Rube Goldberg' style virtual design contest to come
> up with the most unusual way to read a paper tape?
> 
> R




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