INTRODUCTION
Papertape allows creation and manipulation of punched paper tape
image files, for use with vintage computer and teletype systems.
It is written in Python, and provides both a Python package and
various utility scripts.
The primary utility script for image manipulation is tapeutil.py.
Invoke tapeutil.py with the '-h' or '--help' option for
instructions.
Other utilities allow communication with paper tape reader and
punching hardware.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Any system with a compatible Python installation should be able to
run tapeutil.py. Papertape was developed and tested under Python
2.7.
The tapein.py script may not work on Windows systems because of
their different handling of ^C signaling.
INSTALLATION
Use the setup.py script to install papertape. Here are some usage
examples:
Install in your user directory:
./setup.py install --user
Install in the system default location:
sudo ./setup.py install
Install under /usr/local:
sudo ./setup.py install --prefix /usr/local
AUTHOR
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x@nf6x.net>
COPYRIGHT
Papertape is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
Papertape is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with Papertape. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.