[GreenKeys] ASR33 autostart

[Keith Mc]

OOC, with respect to Autostart circuits, there is something 
I've always wondered about, from a data loss point of view:

Don't you also have to somehow create a receiver ring buffer 
(or delay line) of some kind to save a few characters, so 
that the machine has the data held back long enough 
for the motor to get up to speed before trying to print?
Without it, I'd think you could lose one or more characters 
while the machine is trying to power itself back up.

Or, is for example a "tradition" of sending in a few NULLs (or 
other non-printing characters) at the start of any transmission
there to deal with any possible delays from autostart circuit 
receiving stations having to power back up?

Now I do remember having to punch some null "leader" in 
all of my paper tapes back in school, but I always thought 
that was for making a "protective boundary" or "wrapper"
around my data area.  I just never thought about that from 
an Autostart POV.   

However, I could see where that would serve the same 
function, if I attempted to transmit my tape to another station.

- Keith Mc.