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PDP-8/E (Paper Tape Labeler) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/28/2021
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


What do you do on a glorious spring day, with clear blue skies?

You do not go outdoors to collect vitamin D in any case. Why not revive an old 5-bit font from DEC instead?

With a few lines of assembler, a PDP-8/E and a teletype, you have built yourself an anachronistic (and very loud/large/expensive) label maker.

In order for you to truly appreciate the infinite beauty of punched tape, a vector-based version is available for download.

Good luck!

PS. If you want to run the code, and don't have access to a pdp-8, try an emulator


 


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[hint] mreb gjb frira -> sbhe gval cvrprf bs pbasrggv (!) [myst] vg'f rnfvre guna lbh zvtug guvax; n cra naq n ybat cvrpr bs cncre [cache] va gur zlfg

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)