Tapes

From: Dwight Elvey <elvey_at_hal.com>
Date: Thu Jun 22 15:00:12 2000

"Zane H. Healy" <healyzh_at_aracnet.com> wrote:
> >Does anyone know where I can locate
> >blank computer cassette tapes for the
> >Commodore, etc.? Music tapes are usually
> >too long.
> >
> >From: "Stephanie Ring"
> >sring_at_uslink.net
>
> To long? Sure you waste a lot of tape, but any new audio tape is going to
> be in better shape than any old Computer Cassettes you might find. I aways
> used audio tapes with my VIC20, usually the absolute cheapest I could get
> my hands on. IIRC, I usually used something like 60 minute tapes.

Hi
 You want to use the thickest tape you can. Many of the
longer play tapes are thin enough to have print thru.
Tapes for phone machines are often shorter. If it is
a tape that has screws holding it together, you can
always remove and splice the end to the hub. Many
places have splicing kits.
Dwight
Received on Thu Jun 22 2000 - 15:00:12 BST