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| Reconstructing Apple I BASIC from a Cassette Tape |
Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-07-14 16:40:35
Folks, I don't think you can get any geekier than this.
Retro reverse engineering: Reconstructing Apple I BASIC from a Cassette Tape
If my wife ever found out that I found this SO sexy, she'd divorce me in a heartbeat and take the kids. :lol:
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Posted by: luddite on 2008-07-14 17:04:42
This is just edging me closer to buying an Apple I replica. Maybe we can be room-mates after the divorces ;-)
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Posted by: Quadraman on 2008-07-14 17:23:27
Am I the only one here who has ever actually loaded a program from a cassette tape?
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Posted by: porter on 2008-07-14 17:32:52
Am I the only one here who has ever actually loaded a program from a cassette tape? Certainly not, ZX-81, ZX Spectrum 48k and CBM-64.
The CBM-64 was the most reliable probably because it was a custom made job, even though the shape was appalling (I preferred the look of the VIC-20 tapedrive).
Also we had HP "desktop calculators" that used cassette tapes. Note, that's a huge calculator which covers the desktop and included an HP-IB bus.
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Posted by: david__schmidt on 2008-07-14 18:05:24
Yeah, but what about a shameless plug for
over the cassette port? The same audio processing applies. 🙂
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Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-07-14 19:27:56
Am I the only one here who has ever actually loaded a program from a cassette tape? Definitely not. I've done it as a kid on a Commodore CBM (don't remember if it was a 8032 or 8096....probably the former) in Catholic grade school and when I had a Mattel Aquarius. I even had the chintzy thermal printer that was available for the Aquarius.
So nyah! 😛
EDIT: I remember it being a CBM, but now after looking it up I really don't remember which model since they almost all look alike. :?:
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Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-07-14 19:35:12
This is just edging me closer to buying an Apple I replica. Maybe we can be room-mates after the divorces ;-) Sure...just don't expect me to spoon. 😛
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Posted by: luddite on 2008-07-14 20:09:24
Sure...just don't expect me to spoon. 😛 So, a full share of the rent then?
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Posted by: luddite on 2008-07-14 20:14:38
Am I the only one here who has ever actually loaded a program from a cassette tape? I have a Realisticâ„¢ tape recorder specially designed for computer use (it's exactly the same as any other except it lacks a built-in microphone). I've used it with varying results on my Apple IIs.
Back in the day, I recall the agony of loading and saving programs on my brother's TRS-80. I think the fact that it wouldn't reliably save my colour bar demo programs was one of the reasons I spent the next 15 years avoiding computers at all costs.
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Posted by: chris on 2008-07-14 20:27:02
Uuuurgh... Unfortunately, yes. I have tried to load from cassette. It was horrible. Eventually I said screw it and recorded the cassette tape onto the computer - that worked much better.
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Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-07-14 21:28:14
Sure...just don't expect me to spoon. 😛 So, a full share of the rent then?
OK, maybe a cuddle....I don't spoon so soon. 😛
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Posted by: sambapati87 on 2008-07-14 21:28:36
This is up there on a 1-10 scale of geekdom.
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Posted by: CaryMG on 2008-07-15 09:20:14
... I had a Mattel Aquarius. Holy Cannoli !! lol
Me too ! 8^ ]
My grandmother pickd it up in a type of "Surplus Store" -- where some guy buys overstock of different items & sells 'em cheap: it's called "Odd Lot"-- and gave it to me for my 6th birthday
'cause she knows I love tech stuff !
:b&w:
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Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-07-15 11:12:50
... I had a Mattel Aquarius. Holy Cannoli !! lol
Me too ! 8^ ]
My grandmother pickd it up in a type of "Surplus Store" -- where some guy buys overstock of different items & sells 'em cheap: it's called "Odd Lot"-- and gave it to me for my 6th birthday
'cause she knows I love tech stuff !
:b&w:
That's exactly where my parents got it too!!!! ROFL!
I have to say as rudimentary as that system was, I did love it and wish it hadn't crapped out. If I ever find one again, I'm definitely buying it (I still have a few of the carts that go with it! LOL).
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Posted by: Bunsen on 2008-07-15 11:28:20
Ohyes. I can well remember doing tape loads and saves on an Australian clone of the TRS-80, among other machines.
Sure...just don't expect me to spoon. 😛 So I suppose a fork's out of the question.
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Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-07-15 12:04:02
Sure...just don't expect me to spoon. 😛 So I suppose a fork's out of the question.
Not if I'm feeling frisky. 😉
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Posted by: magnusfalkirk on 2008-07-15 16:13:48
Am I the only one here who has ever actually loaded a program from a cassette tape? Nope, I started out with a Trash-80 (TRS-80) Model I Level II with all of 16k of memory, black and whiter monitor and a tape drive. Used it for about a year or so before I stepped up to an Apple II+ with 48k and a disk drive. Used an RF modulator and my portable color TV as monitor because I couldn't afford a monitor.
Dean
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Posted by: zeem on 2008-09-07 08:16:04
I once saved a program from an IBM PC 5150's ROM BASIC onto cassette, loaded it back in, then listened to the recording. This was just so I could say that I've loaded an IBM PC program from a tape.
I even had the chintzy thermal printer that was available for the Aquarius. I once had a mint, boxed four-colour pen plotter for the Aquarius! I never used it though...
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