Re: Tape Doesn't Work on PC

[steve@dosius.zzn.com (Dosius)]

"Bryan Parkoff" <BParkoff@satx.rr.com> wrote in message news:<GimdnUrPv8qFT_WjXTWQlg@giganews.com>...
> I have noticed the previous posts that they said that they can't
> retreive data from cassette tape to PC's audio ports.  Can you explain why?
> I understand that DApple Emulator has F11 key that can maniuplate Play,
> Record, Rewind, and Forward.
>     Why can't you compare the sound tone between Apple II's speaker and PC's
> speaker?  If they are identified, it should work on PC.

We don't have that *yet*, I was suggesting that if it were done, it
could be done that way.  Sorry :)

The problem is more, we don't know what to do with the data when we
get it to the PC side (for example, translate into bitstream, or how
to input it into the emulator).  Ma�ro$haft Extended, Commod(or)e and
Terse-80 emulators :) have the support because tape storage was common
on those systems.  On the ][ it wasn't common, but it was done.

Currently <F11> is the 80/40 toggle in //c mode, nothing in the other
modes.  Therefore it's open for use as a Tape key, because there is no
Tape i/o in //c mode.

-uso.