18 Jun
2005
18 Jun
'05
3:44 p.m.
Well, I got a program I made to load up, even if it was just a one liner ;)
I guess the tapes are not very good :)
I've been googling around and couldn't find much in the way of software
Anyone know any good spots for programs?
Also - would just recording the programs as wav files work well?
If that's the case, I'll be able to feed the computer out into the
Tapedeck, since I can't get it to take anything directly from the TS
(at least, audiable on THAT deck, computer input is quite audiable,
I have another deck I can't load from but I managed to write a
Program to!)
And on another note, is ZXTAPE sensitive to cpu speed?
On 6/18/05 5:02 PM, "Tom Jennings" <tomj at wps.com> wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jun 2005, Gary Sparkes wrote:
I'm having a hell of a time getting any
program to load, so far I've been
Totally unsuccessful.
You're having a vintage experience. This is unfortunately pretty
much how it went in 1980, only there was no mailing list for you
to gripe on :-)
Audio cassette data systems are notoriously finicky about tape
speed and volume, then cleanliness, etc.
You also have to hope that when the tapes were made, they were
with fresh batteries (or on AC adapter) and the volume was set
right, etc. It is not only possible, it was COMMON, to make tapes
that were never readable, even once.
I recall (now, with prodding, ouch) tense
rewind/play/SHIT!/rewind/play/SHIT!/... sessions with my
sole cassette-based storage system.