21 Jun
2025
21 Jun
'25
10:06 p.m.
as delivered, the cassette interface on the trs-80 model 1 did not work
well, but there were software and hardware fixes that helped a lot.
On Sat, Jun 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM ben via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On 2025-06-21 7:54 p.m., Scott Baker wrote:
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--Carey
You can also find schematics for computers that
used a tape, such as the
TRS-80 Coco. There's lots of old 8-bit computers that used tapes. Even
the original IBM PC had a tape interface built in (though it was rarely
used).
I had a COCO and tape. It never realy worked well.
You will have a bit of work, in both software and
hardware, to adapt one
of these existing designs.
For a terminal, I typically use some variation of this: https://
maccasoft.com/en/electronics/vga-serial-terminal/ <https://
maccasoft.com/en/electronics/vga-serial-terminal/>
I have big terminal already, but vintage IO is planned soon.
Scott
Ben.