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From: dollas@uiuccsb.UUCP
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Subject: Re: C64 interface details - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 13-Dec-83 22:28:39 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 13 22:28:39 1983
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uiuccsb!dollas    Dec 13 17:13:00 1983

   With respect to the cassette recorder you can do as much as your 
cassette recorder can do. The interface itself is pretty cheap (you may
read the respective articles in September's issue of Computers and 
Electronics -there are two designs there). The hardware is pretty easy
to do. The setting of the volume levels and/or the tone level on the
other hand might take a while (don't give up though - it just takes
patience). As far as the tapes that are made by companies,
my $20 GE cassette player will never read them, but my roomate's
stereo cassette player/am/fm/sw radio has no problem doing that.
Another peculiarity of my "el cheapo" cassette recorder is that it likes
mostly Chromium tapes (no problem- I got a ninety minute tape and used it 
to load the shells of some 3-for-a-dollar tapes).
   If you have problems that I may be able to help send me some mail, I
will be glad to help you. Also, I have my own interface design (which is
the basic 7414 chip plus an amplifier since the signal of my tape player 
comes out too weak) you are welcome to it.

                                      Apostolos Dollas
                                  Dept. of Computer Science
                                    University of Illinois
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