Using audio cassette

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Tue May 15 19:26:12 2001

On Wed, 16 May 2001, David Findlay wrote:

> Using a 90 minute tape, with a 10 second sector size, I would put a
> File allocation table at the start of the tape and that would tell the
> machine where to go to get a piece of data. Has anyone experimented
> with this sort of set up? I figured on audio tape because they are
> small, robust, and cheap. The computer will only be 16-bit so I don't
> think the speed of the storage would be a problem as my files won't be
> that big. It's got to be better than paper tape anyway.

Haave you considered using magnetic tape to build your own drum memory?
Would this even work? I don't know, I've only considered it.

I find many old multi-track audio tape recorders/players in thrift/charity
stores these days. Perhaps you can hack one of those?

Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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