17 May
2001
17 May
'01
3:17 a.m.
On Thu, 17 May 2001, Hans Franke wrote:
Also this would almost need a seperate CPU for tape
control. Otherwise
the Computer would be more like a ZX81 - with all the fine tuning
needed for timing your programm code with the tape hardware.
No, it's more like when you would do a CLOAD command to load from
tape...the CPU then spends it's time moving servos, activating relays,
and reading/writing data. Once it's done, it goes back to the command
shell.
Although it sounds like a fun project, I would skip
this and go for a
simple solution.
I only suggested on track (at first anyway :)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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