25 May
2006
25 May
'06
8:56 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 5/25/2006 at 8:25 PM Don Y wrote:
The format isn't in question .. the question is the proper way to
preserve it digitally.
Nobody seems to have recoiled in horror yet, so I guess a WAV file
(mono, not stereo) with a sufficient sample rate should cover it.
Mike
> That is as I understood it .. it's just
an audio tape with data encoded
> as tones. (I believe the data rate for the
cassette interface on a 5150
> is 1200 bps.) So in that case, normal audio
gear would work.
The IBM format is pretty well defined in the Tech Ref for the 5150 (and in
the BIOS listing). It was also discussed here a few months ago, so it's in
the archives.
Cheers,
Chuck