[Coco] Connecting up a cassette recorder

[Bill Pierce]

The thing you have to be careful of when using MIDI cables is that MIDI only uses 3 of the 5 pins. The ground shield is sometimes only connected on one end. Also... On cheaper MIDI cables, they sometimes only use 3 wires in the cable. These cheaper units would be unusable for a cassette cable. The premium cables have all 5 wires and all pins connected.


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-----Original Message-----
From: Chad H <chadbh74 at hotmail.com>
To: 'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts' <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sun, Mar 4, 2012 3:30 pm
Subject: Re: [Coco] Connecting up a cassette recorder


I've built a spare one of these before, but I don't think Radio Shack still
arries the 5-pin DIN connector.  Someone please correct me if I'm wrong,
ut isn't it identical to the 5-pin DIN on MIDI music cable?
Here's what I'm talking about... http://www.ebay.com/itm/200721362987
've thought about buying this and cutting it in half and attaching the mono
lugs, making 2 x 5ft cables out of it.
- Chad
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ubject: Re: [Coco] Connecting up a cassette recorder
I don't know where to buy an already assembled cable, but here are some
nstructions for building one.
http://www.8bit-micro.com/data-cable.htm
The DIN5 and mono phono connectors are still readily available and inside
elephone cord (preferably 6 conductor so you'll only have to have one) will
ork for the cable.
Other suggestions:
1) If you have any other TRS-80 computers the cassette cable connections are
he same on them, so a Model 1/III/4 cable might work if they will fit the
onnector physically.  I just tried it on my CoCo3 with a model 1 cable, but
t didn't fit because the plastic outer ring on the DIN5 is too thick.
2) Ira Goldklang might have something available at his site:
ttp://www.trs-80.com/
3) You might email Cloud9 and ask them if they have them, too.
4) I have seen them on eBay on occasion, but there doesn't seem to be any
vailable at the moment. :(
> Hello,

 I just purchased an older Radio Shack cassette recorder.  What cable 
 do I need to hook it up to my CoCo1?  I looked at Cloud9Tech but see 
 only the drive + cable combo.  Does anybody know where to get just the
able?

 thanks!

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