Releases on Tape!
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I usually give away tapes with some of my projects. The variations in drives always makes it extremely challenging. I usually convert the PRG to WAV, and then record the audio directly from my computer to a little Radio Shack tape deck. One at a time.
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Good tip! I have a couple old tape decks I could use. My back-up C2N arrived today. Other than not being able to fast-forward, it works fine (in terms of saving, loading, and rewinding). It can read tapes saved on my original C2N just fine*. So I'm thinking I'll be fine just saving from my real VIC to a real C2N.
* My childhood C2N is one of the hardy original "portrait" style machines. It's outlived at least eight VIC-20s and at least two Commodore 64s. It's the most reliable piece of electronic equipment of any kind that I've ever owned.
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My wife's response was, "Don't get any ideas, ladies, he's mine!"
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HI
If you have 2 datasettes this 'hack' may come in rather handy for perfect copies.
https://www.digitpress.com/the_digs/vic ... petech.htm
If you have 2 datasettes this 'hack' may come in rather handy for perfect copies.
https://www.digitpress.com/the_digs/vic ... petech.htm
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That's certainly interesting. The process I wound up with is simple. I load the program from tape, and then save it to another tape four times, twice on each side. I figure that multiple copies will improve the lifespan of the product for my customers.crusti wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 4:24 pm HI
If you have 2 datasettes this 'hack' may come in rather handy for perfect copies.
https://www.digitpress.com/the_digs/vic ... petech.htm
I also have a dual cassette deck for a component stereo. I haven't tried it yet because, as you would expect, my sales volume is pretty low.
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I'd guess sales quantity would be low so this method may have been better as if would give u an exact digital copy as some more modern tape player will affect the recording levels.
I'm lovin WAX btw.
I'm lovin WAX btw.
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