Re: CFC: A2Xpansion FAQ v0.2.1 (1 of 2)

[drsmooth@relex.com (Edhel Iaur)]

technoid@prairienet.org (Deven D. Atkinson) wrote:

>1. There was a slot expander for the Laser clones.  Was
>there a slot expander for the (non-clone) Apple II line?

There was a slot-extending cable made by (I think) California
Research, or whoever it was that made the Paddle-Adapple.

>  D.  Cassette Tape Storage
>***   Okay, here is an opportunity for someone to show their
>real dedication to this machine.  Who remembers the cassette

I've used the cassette port for its original purpose, but I don't like
it :)

>interfThe only time I saw a cassette being used was for the demo
>of a sound digitizer program that took input via the
>cassette port.  Are there any other uses for this port other
>than hooking a cassette recorder up to it?

I've sorta got one of those sound recording programs; I'm planning on
"releasing" it, but an overwhelming majority of it is just copied
right outta Gary Little's _Inside the Apple //e_.  How angry would he
be if I posted it?  Anyway, I've got my //e's cassette ports connected
to the microphone and speaker ports on the neighboring PC.  This way,
I can hear (or redirect the internal speaker sound, if need be) the
sound coming out the cassette port of the //e.  Redirecting only
*some* of the sound can make a stereo-ish effect :)

I've seen a program that uses the cassette port (or maybe it was the
joystick port) to connect the //e to a parallel (or was it serial?)
port. [Lots of firm info in this paragraph, huh?]

Redirecting //e sound to the cassette port can give you a 1/8"
headphone jack...
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