[Coco] Software media

[Jim Cox]

Bill:

There will be a cable coming with the drives I am sending.

-Jim

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 18:25:37 -0500
  "billg" <cwgordon at charter.net> wrote:
> Thanks, I'll try all of those to see if I can fix the 
>problem.  I wonder if
> my timing is off a little, since I have to turn on the 
>machine after I hit
> csave (not a computer cassette recorder-no remote jack).
> 
> As for the drives, I can't find anyone around here that 
>still has the 'edge
> card' floppy cables any more.  They have cleaned out 
>their back rooms and
> thrown all that "old stuff" away, and have all gone to 
>the pin connector
> cables.
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com 
>>[mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Robert 
>>Emery
>>Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 6:07 PM
>>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>Subject: RE: [Coco] Software media
>>
>   ...<snip>...
>>
>>After CSAVEing, listen to the tape. Does it sound crisp 
>>and 
>>high pitched or kind of "muddy"? May be a bad tape, may 
>>be 
>>head alignment or cleaning, may be volume/tone controls, 
>>may 
>>be a bad cable... It's recommended to use as short a tape 
>>as 
>>possible, as supposedly they are less susceptible to 
>>speed 
>>variations, can't say for sure.
>>
>>As far as disks go, I always recommend replacing the 
>>second 
>>drive with a 3.5"
>>drive. Modern 1.4Meg drives are fine, and 720K 3.5" 
>>floppies 
>>can still be purchased new.
>>
>>Bob
>>
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