[Coco] [Color Computer] Way around it?

[Bill Barnes]

I can't speak for the latest generation of cheap cassette recorders, but... There were many back in the day that did have remote switching... It came in handy for dictation... just grab the mic, hit a switch, and talk, hit the switch again, pause until ready to start again.

-Later!   -WB-    -- BABIC Computer Consulting.


--- On Mon, 5/11/09, Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:

> From: Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Way around it?
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 4:52 PM
> I may be mistaken, but I don't think
> the average generic cassette
> recorder has an input jack for turning the motor off and
> on, does it?
> So vacuumboy would have to start and stop it manually.
> 
> Art
> 
> On 5/11/09, Karl Sefcik <cdiman7 at flash.net>
> wrote:
> > 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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