[abc80] Copying ABC-80 data tapes

exon exon at lysator.liu.se
Tors Juli 19 14:56:42 PDT 2018


Jag kommer tyvärr inte ihåg om det där någonsin blev färdigt... tanken var ju att man skulle kunna ladda och spara från/till .wav-filer eller liknande. Men det är nog enklare att göra offline.
/E


Skickat från min Samsung Galaxy-smartphone.
-------- Originalmeddelande --------Från: Anders Jansson <m8894 at abc.se> Datum: 2018-07-19  23:18  (GMT+01:00) Till: abc80 at abc80.org Rubrik: Re: [abc80] Copying ABC-80 data tapes 
Nån som vet hur kasetten funkar i ABCWin2?

/Anders



Den 2018-07- 17:17:11 skrev Anders Jansson <m8894 at abc.se>:

> Hello Christian,
>
> I would just start the computer and see if it works, but maybe someone
> would check the supply voltages from the monitor first.
>
> Rather than duplicating the tape, I think digitizing it into a wav file
> might be better. I believe the emulator ABCWin2 can convert a recorded  
> wav
> file to a .BAC or .BAS program file.
> http://www.lysator.liu.se/~exon/archive/ABCWin2/
> But ... I don't understand how the casette interface works in ABCWin2.
> There seems to be a file ABCWin.cas but the casette setup menu does
> nothing. I can save to cas: but not load.
>
> There is a program ABCCAS to do the opposite, i.e. make wav files from
> ABC80 program fles. You can send the wav file from a PC to ABC80 casette
> interface with a special cable. You can find the program here
> http://juhasz.se/abc80/
> or a windows version here
> http://abc80databasen.blinkenshell.org/filer/Abccas.compiled.windows.zip
>
> Note that there are lots of ABC80 programs available
> http://www.devili.iki.fi/pub/Luxor/software/ABC-klubben/abc80/
>
> Best regards,
> Anders
>
>
>
> Den 2018-06- 20:57:51 skrev Christian Ankerstjerne
> <christian at christianankerstjerne.com>:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I hope English is acceptable for this list (I can write in Danish, but  
>> my
>> written Swedish is quite broken).
>>
>> Last year, my brothers and I inherited an ABC-80, along with a fairly  
>> large
>> number of data tapes (as well as some interesting paper items, e.g.,
>> advertisements, purchase order, etc.). The computer is presumably in
>> working condition, though we haven't tested it yet (it hasn't been  
>> turned
>> on for several decades).
>>
>> The Danish computer museum isn't interested in the computer itself, but
>> they don't have much software, and would like the data tapes. Since we
>> would like to be able to use the computer, we are not too keen on simply
>> giving the tapes away, so we would like to duplicate them.
>>
>> My brothers and I work with software development, so we can handle  
>> what's
>> on the screen, but we're total newbies when it comes to the hardware.  
>> I've
>> read up on the general potential issues with the physical tapes (mold,
>> brittleness, etc.), but I haven't been able to find much on the actual  
>> data
>> format/copying. Therefore, I would like to ask:
>> 1. Can the data tapes for the ABC-80 be duplicated using a normal,  
>> two-tape
>> audio deck?
>> 2. If not, does anyone here have any experience or alternatives for
>> duplicating the tapes?
>> 3. Is there anything we should be particularly aware of when turning on  
>> the
>> ABC-80 for the first time in decades? (I've seen some videos of old  
>> record
>> players, indicating that the rubber parts in the tape module might need
>> replacing, but I have no idea about the computer itself.)
>>
>> Thank you in advance!
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Christian Ankerstjerne
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