Cassette

01 Jul 97 01:55, Roman Alexandrov wrote to Leonid Guseff:

LG>> Tell me the diagram of that simple device that allows you to read
LG>> on a PC cassettes recorded on the Spectrum. Where can I download
LG>> the necessary software for this thing?

RA> There is one stolen from the Internet software that allows you to make TAPs from VOCs
RA> (or WAVs, I don’t remember right now) and the author advertises it as

what device to read cassettes with? how to connect a tape recorder? ;)

RA> means of _recovering_ a program from a cassette when the natural specter of it
RA> (cassette) no longer reads it. I hope I don’t need to explain how to get VOC from a cassette
RA> ;)
RA> There is a negative point - the unregistered program allows you to read
RA> only about 1 kilobyte :( I can give it to those who want it for
RA> wringing...

for me (I think it will be useful for everyone) - uue or tell me where on the Internet took.

RA> [skipped]

RA> Roman.

Alexander Demin aka Wi$eGuy \ UCL

?Nonsense in BASIC▄

Tue Jul 01 1997, Alexander Demin wrote Michailo Bachtin:

AD> so how should I connect the tape recorder? ;)

And remember your youth!
How they connected back then

The PC has the same parallel port chip (approximately)
With all the ADCs and ADCs!

By the way, here is what zxtl gives as a help:

E:\>zxtl.exe /?

ZX Spectrum tape turbo loader (C) Ivan Gorinov

Usage: zxtl [outfile] [-switches]
default outfile - TAPE_ZX.TAP
if outfile exists it will be appended
Switches:
* -N Normal mode
-T Turbo mode
-Sx Set speed x% of default (10-1000)
-Px Select parallel port x(0-3)
-Mx Use line x(0-7):
3 pin 15 -ERROR
4 pin 13 +SLCT
* 5 pin 12 +PE
6 pin 10 -ACK
7 pin 11 -BUSY
-V Inhibit border flash
-H Display this help screen

E:\>

1Help 2Menu 3View 4Edit 5Copy 6RenMov 7Mkdir 8Delete 9PullDn 10Quit

From here you can see that you only need one device - LPT!
You really need to bundle the cord yourself!

AD> Writing a program for reading is not a problem at all...

But even on the Spectrum this program is complicated!
And it’s difficult to close the Loader via SB (microphone)?

AD> ?Out of data▄

Load Tape Error!

Happy!
Lord

Mon Jun 30 1997, Vladimir Kacev wrote to Michailo Bachtin:

MB>> I have a file - zxtl.exe (3Kb)
MB>> Allows you to record from a tape recorder to a file on a screw via a parallel
MB>> port Who else is needed?
VK> Throw it like crazy! They don’t go to Ehy!

UUE through our boss!
So order soap, and I’ll polish it for you!

Happy!
Lord

MB> UUE does not go through our boss!
MB> Therefore, order soap, and I will sharpen it for you!

The attack didn’t reach me...
If anyone gets it, throw it in the echo, OK?

Best wishes
Serge Kuchkin

AD> what device should you use to read cassettes?

Blaster, of course.

AD> how to connect a tape recorder? ;)

Well, my blaster has a line input.

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Happy connections.
Roman.

Tuesday, July 08, 97, already 01:32