15 May
2001
15 May
'01
12:26 p.m.
On Wed, 16 May 2001, David Findlay wrote:
Using a 90 minute tape, with a 10 second sector size,
I would put a
File allocation table at the start of the tape and that would tell the
machine where to go to get a piece of data. Has anyone experimented
with this sort of set up? I figured on audio tape because they are
small, robust, and cheap. The computer will only be 16-bit so I don't
think the speed of the storage would be a problem as my files won't be
that big. It's got to be better than paper tape anyway.
Haave you considered using magnetic tape to build your own drum memory?
Would this even work? I don't know, I've only considered it.
I find many old multi-track audio tape recorders/players in thrift/charity
stores these days. Perhaps you can hack one of those?
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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