Re: A2 Tape finds

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Ernest wrote:

>> "Ernest" <ernestls@attbi.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
>> news:TRXw9.226958$%d2.75956@sccrnsc01...
>> > I was just given a stack of original Apple II tapes. I've been looking
>all
>> > over for some of these, and these are the first that I've found. They
>are:
>> >
>> > -Penny Arcade / Finance 1
>> > -Renumber/Append / Alignment Test Tone
>> > -Brian's Theme / Phone List
>> > -Little Brick Out / Color Demosoft
>> > -Lemonade / Hopalong Cassidy
>> > -Music Kaleidoscope (4k)
>> >
>> > The Music Kaleidoscope tape has Apple on the label but it looks
>different.
>> It
>> > may be a third party program. I haven't tested any of them yet but I'll
>> > probably drag out the tape player, and give them a try this week.
>> >
>> > E.
>> >
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>"Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net> wrote in message
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>> I wonder if these could be recorded via the soundcard on a modern computer
>> (cassette player connected to the line in of the soundcard) and then played
>> back to the Apple II via the line out jack...
>> -Paul
>
>Probably, assuming that you could get the "out" volume right. It's an
>interesting idea, and a good way to save cassette images if it does work.

Since these cassettes contain Integer BASIC, Applesoft BASIC, or
binary "files", it would also be possible to boot into DOS, LOAD the
cassette, and then SAVE the program file to disk.  (In the case of
a binary file, one would need to find the start address and length
before SAVEing, but that's located at a standard place in memory.)

Saving the content of the files, not the tones, would be much more
economical in terms of space--not to mention portability.

And if you ever wish that you had the cassette form, you can just
reverse the process, SAVEing the file(s) to cassette.

-michael

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