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- From: u5a77@cc.keele.ac.uk (A Halliwell)
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- Subject: Re: Neat hack proposal for old machines...
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- Date: 7 Feb 1996 18:40:17 GMT
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- Bob Manners (rjm@swift.eng.ox.ac.uk) wrote:
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- : > ???? Vic-20 (may not be readable on standard casstte recorder)
- : > ???? C-64 (may not be readable on standard casstte recorder)
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- : Should be readable. There was a kit I remember from a few years ago to
- : use a `normal' cassette machine with the VIC/C64. The only difference
- : with the Commodore version was a fixed record/replay level. I can find
- : out the VIC/C64 pinout for the cassette port if you like.
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- : > ???? Atari 8-bit systems
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- : These also used a proprietry records, but I imagine that what I said
- : for Commodore also applies here.
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- : > ???? IBM-PC
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- : Not much point? How much was available on tape?
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- : > ???? Sinclair (various models, do they all use the same format?)
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- : I think the ZX80/81/Spectrum used the same encoding.
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- ZX81.. No header and 300 BAUD
- ZX Speccy Header and 1200 BAUD
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- I'd say they where different formats.
- (Can't comment on the ZX80 though)
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