[Coco] [Color Computer] Way around it?

[Mike Pepe]

Karl, there is nothing special about the speed of a TRS-80 cassette
deck. I think yours is just out of adjustment. Those belts don't last
forever.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-
> bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Karl Sefcik
> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 1:09 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Way around it?
> 
> Vacuumboy,
> 
>     If you have the cassette interface cable, then all you need to do
> is
> plug it into any cassette recorder, the only thing is that the tape
> speed is slower, and that tape can be only played back on normal
> machines. If you have an inexpensive cassette recorder from a drug
> store
> or Target (or other), that will work fine.
>    One other thing, you may have to turn the input level down because
> the Coco data is a square wave, and you will be recording on a device
> that is made for recording audio. Likewise, you may have to jack the
> playback output up.
>    I bought a table Pennfest one year, realized I brought my Coco (for
> demos), but failed to bring a data recorder (was going to travel
light,
> with just a Coco, CM-8 and tape deck. I bought an ordinary cassette
> player, was able to save data, and later I bid on one in an auction
and
> got one. Just that the tapes I made before on the other wouldn't work
> on
> the latter, because they played back at a higher frequency, and
weren't
> recognized by the Coco as data for it.
> Karl
> 
> 
> vacuumboy1 wrote:
> > I don't have a cassatte  tape player to save my programs. Is there
> any other way to save? Again, any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
> >
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