Re: Cassette Port?

[buggie@callisto.unm.edu (stephen e buggie)]

I've not used the cassette ports for cassettes, but _did_ use them for the
Causin Softstrip reader.  Software code was printed on dot patterns on
paper (like bar-code on groceries), then read into the computer.  It used
the cassette ports.   Worked WELL!

Steve Buggie		buggie@unm.edu






Doug Browning (wpg750@mb.imag.net) wrote:
: Saving and loading programs via a cassette recorder. With an Applesoft program
: in memory, start the recorder in record mode, then enter the command "SAVE".
: When the cursor reappears (after several moments of waiting), you may stop the
: recorder. Whenever wou wish to reload the program you saved on tape, rewind the
: tape, start the recorder in play mode, and enter the command "LOAD", again,
: stop the recorder when the cursor reappears.
: The tape method of saving programs went out of favor when the faster and easier
: to use floppy disks became available.

: Drake Anderson wrote:

: > What is the Cassette I/O port on the back of an Apple 2e Platinum used for?
: >
: > --
: > Drake Anderson
: > drakea@bellsouth.net



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