Why did audio cassettes sweep the nation in the past decade? They aren't very durable, you have to fast-forward or reverse if you want to find a song, and CDs sound much better. I'll tell you why: You can record your own and they're easy to use in the car. In the comfort of your own home, you can tape everything from the Big Band radio hour to your collectible Beatles 45s to the latest Skinny Puppy CD.
Likewise, anyone with a computer and a printer can make labels for them. With this program, you just follow a few simple prompts to make well-organized labels for your cassettes.
Begin by running Cassette Labeler using Menu 64. If your tape has the same title for both sides, you can enter a 40-character title (e.g., The Eagles Greatest Hits - Volume One). If, on the other hand, you have different titles for the two sides, each can only be 20 characters. At the next screen, enter up to 15 songs per side, 18 characters per song (19 on side two). These function keys make it easy:
F1--print
F3--quit
F5--new label
CONTROL--toggle column
HOME--top of the screen
CLR--clear songs, but keep cassette title(s)
RETURN--next line of the same column
The cursor, delete and graphics keys work as they normally do, but the quote key (") does not. Don't worry if you type faster than the program--the Commodore's keyboard buffer will remember your keystrokes. If you press the control key, however, while the buffer still contains characters, the border will flash until you release it. When this happens, simply wait for a moment and press control again.
Press F1 to print the label. Divider lines separate side one from side two, dashed lines show where to cut and dotted lines show where to fold. Two labels fit onto one sheet of paper. For added stability, mount your label to firmer paper or to the original cardboard insert using a glue stick.
