16 Jan
2008
16 Jan
'08
6:16 p.m.
--- Jim Leonard <trixter at oldskool.org> wrote:
Dave Dunfield wrote:
Well, sorta. You need one good formatted tape to start
off with, and then some blanks. Basically, all you
have to do is drill extra holes in a regular 60 minute
audio cassette so that it will fit into the Adam, then
either drill holes in your formatted blank, or
transfer the tape into a normal audio cassette shell
(so it fits into a regular tape deck). Then, use a
dual well audio cassette deck and copy the Adam
formatted blank tape onto the blank audio tape. I've
actually done this before, and gotten it to work.
Of course, a bigger problem is the fact that the
rubber rollers in those stupid "Digital Data Pack"
tape drives are have mostly turned to goo by now.
-Ian
So... while we are "Adam bashing", lets
not forget
those lovely preformatted
cassette tapes - The system had no ability to
format a tape, hence you had
to use "official adam tapes", and once
they got
corrupted (frequently) they
didn't work any more. Great way to sell tapes
I
suppose.
Is there *any* way to reformat these tapes, or are
they all doomed?