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Using a Generic Tape Recorder as an Atari Cassette Drive?

Posted by Cliff on from the blast-from-the-past dept.

JoeShmoe950 asks: "I recently got my hands on an Atari 65XE. It didn't come with a floppy or a cassette drive. I started programming when I realized there was no way to save my program. I wanted to ask you people if there is any way to wire up a normal cassette recorder to an Atari. What I need is the description for what part of a tape recorder(record, mic, speaker, etc) to each pin. I want to create an alternative to buying an Atari Cassette Drive from eBay."

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  1. odd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I started programming when I realized there was no way to save my program."
    What a strange time to start programming.

    1. Re:odd by indros · · Score: 5, Funny

      I suspect this is what the developers of Duke Nukem Forever have done as well.