Comments by "VE7NDE" (@denelson83) on "5 Hole Paper Tape - Computerphile" video.

  1. Some five-bit papertapes were also designed with extra width on one side so that a readable character could be stamped next to each row of punched holes.
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  2. I've actually memorized this entire five-bit code. Inexplicably, the letter Z is only two punches.
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  3. Also to show you how to read it the right way round.
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  4. And that's the letter Y. When I had a go at decoding that tape by eye, I got nothing but gibberish.
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