Re: Cassette Tape Player for Apple II Advice

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Bryan Villados writes ...
> 
> Hi, guys!
> 
> I just purchased an Apple II (not the II+, II). And, I'm
> re-constructing the system to that of the year 1978 (it's for an Apple
> Museum I own). I have the cassette tapes that came with the unit (Star
> Wars/Star Trek, Breakout, etc.) But what I need is a cassette tape
> player/recorder that will work with the Apple II.
> 
> According to the "Red Book", "... the Apple II needs a signal of about
> 2 1/2 to 5 volts peak-to-peak". And, they're recommending the Panasonic
> RQ-309 DS as a unit that works best. My ultimate goal would be to get
> that exact model or a similar tape player that was made around that era
> (1977-1978 time) so the configuration stays within the time context
> (i.e. it will throw the configuration off if I were to use a tape
> player that was made years later, such as 1998).
> 
> If anyone knows of any place that sells cassette tape players that
> still work and was made around 1977-1978, and that will work with the
> Apple II, I'd be interested in purchasing.
 ....

     Getting the same cassette recorder as mentioned in the Red Book would be
a nice touch for the exhibit.

     Still, as no.spam's message indicates, users were hooking up all sorts
of recorders to their Apple II's. We sometimes used a Panasonic RQ-2105; but,
it doesn't have a 'tape counter'. Mostly, the unit we used was (is) a Radio
Shack CTR-80A. It's modified to put out some sound through the speaker when a
cable is plugged into the "Ear" jack so that you can hear when a file starts
without having to unplug the cable.

     Just about any decent cassette recorder from the late 70's/early 80's
with a counter would be pretty good for the exhibit. Probably, one from Radio
Shack would be the most 'typical'.



Rubywand