[Coco] [Color Computer] Way around it?

[Karl Sefcik]

Mike,

   Check this out, I think there is a difference. Take a normal 
pre-recorded tape of Christmas music or something else that you bought 
for use in your car (a few years ago), and play it in the TRS80-cassette 
deck. It will play faster, like chipmunk music, that's what I based my 
conclusion on for the faster tape speed.
    So if you were to play back a data tape (recorded on an audio 
quality cassette recorder) on a CCR-80 or 81, the tones would be a 
higher frequency and  would not be recognized as data by a Coco.

Karl


Mike Pepe wrote:
> Karl, there is nothing special about the speed of a TRS-80 cassette
> deck. I think yours is just out of adjustment. Those belts don't last
> forever.
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-
>> bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Karl Sefcik
>> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 1:09 PM
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Way around it?
>>
>> Vacuumboy,
>>
>>     If you have the cassette interface cable, then all you need to do
>> is
>> plug it into any cassette recorder, the only thing is that the tape
>> speed is slower, and that tape can be only played back on normal
>> machines. If you have an inexpensive cassette recorder from a drug
>> store
>> or Target (or other), that will work fine.
>>    One other thing, you may have to turn the input level down because
>> the Coco data is a square wave, and you will be recording on a device
>> that is made for recording audio. Likewise, you may have to jack the
>> playback output up.
>>    I bought a table Pennfest one year, realized I brought my Coco (for
>> demos), but failed to bring a data recorder (was going to travel
> light,
>> with just a Coco, CM-8 and tape deck. I bought an ordinary cassette
>> player, was able to save data, and later I bid on one in an auction
> and
>> got one. Just that the tapes I made before on the other wouldn't work
>> on
>> the latter, because they played back at a higher frequency, and
> weren't
>> recognized by the Coco as data for it.
>> Karl
>>
>>
>> vacuumboy1 wrote:
>>> I don't have a cassatte  tape player to save my programs. Is there
>> any other way to save? Again, any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
>>>
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