The Facit 4060 appears to be from the 1968 - 1969 period The Trend UTR 700 from ~1980, based on IC date codes
Martin -----Original Message----- From: ED SHARPE via cctalk [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 11 July 2022 08:02 To: [email protected] Cc: ED SHARPE <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Information on Trend UTR 700 Paper Tape Reader and Facit 4060 Punch SOMEWHERE I HAVE THIS AMAZING FACIT PUNCH AN READER CATALOG BOOK THING,,, TONS OF UNITS BEAUTY PHOTOS .... WHAT IS THE DATE ON THE UNITS YOU SEEK INFO ON?? THANKS ED# In a message dated 7/10/2022 11:32:29 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Google turns up very little specific information on either of these devices, e.g. nil return from bit savers. The best leads I have are:- The UTR 700 was badge engineered by Ferranti into FM1600B systems, one of which fetched up at the Centre for Computer History, Cambridge, England; perhaps with documentation. Also, as it was used in government systems some maintenance documentation may have fetched up in the PRO, at Kew.- Some Facit 4060 documentation, for the 4060, its 4061 & 4063 chums and the 5106 interface, look to be lodged in Box 52 of the ICL Collection at the Science Museum Library. The UTR 700 reader looks to be parallel interfaced, 10 single ended outputs from an interface card. The jokes start with manufacturer codes, rather than OEM part numbers on the 14 pin DIL ICs. However, a little scope work should identify tape out, data 0..7 and strobe lines. More interesting questions are lubrication and capacitor replacement - where a schematic would be a great assistance in deciding how to proceed. etc etc The Facit 4060 punch contains no more than the electro-mechanical mechanism : AC drive motor, solenoids and rotary position sensors. The 4070 documentation (on BitSavers) may read across, in terms of sensor characteristics, solenoid operating voltages and snubbing needs, or it may not. That reconstructing the schematic would be straightforward simply identifies how much is missing, and the difficulty of specifying it in the abscence of documentation. A classic tape punch interface from data latch and ready, through position sensing, solenoid drivers and done logic is required, together with auxiliary indications, e.g. tape out. etc etc Any information, wisdom, documentation or pointers to sources would be very much appreciated. To state the obvious, I was passed these devices by Philip Belben Martin
