I've successfully loaded using the PC mic port and a 25 year old mono cassette recorder (One of those branded computer compatible machines with the computer mode switch which didn't do anything).
Really? and there's me thinking the mic socket on a PC was input only. Doh, silly silly me :lol: :p (middle finger smiley) :D
Seriously, Mr K is right, a 25 year old mono job is all you need - Argos sell a Sony tape recorder for 25 quid, but the same can be got off Ebay for as little as a tenner.
Or you can run a lead from the headphones socket on your hifi - but I wouldn't go adjusting your tape heads... or walkman or it may be in the archive here already so you could just download it.
Really? and there's me thinking the mic socket on a PC was input only. Doh, silly silly me :lol: :p (middle finger smiley) :D
Seriously, Mr K is right, a 25 year old mono job is all you need - Argos sell a Sony tape recorder for 25 quid, but the same can be got off Ebay for as little as a tenner.
See, you're the 2nd person to mention this Argos tape recorder. But the one I can find in the catalogue doesn't have the sockets. What gives? :(
Or you can run a lead from the headphones socket on your hifi - but I wouldn't go adjusting your tape heads... or walkman or it may be in the archive here already so you could just download it.
Yep, convert the TZX file to a wav (using tzx2wav) and burning to a CD. Then you could use a portable CD player to load your games on - good thinking!!
pisstakemodeon:// So, the HEADPHONE socket you say - do you think Mr K may have ment the headphone jack on his PC rather than the mic? :D //pisstakemodeoff
See, you're the 2nd person to mention this Argos tape recorder. But the one I can find in the catalogue doesn't have the sockets. What gives? :(
Mine does have the sockets - it's a TCM 939 and I got it from Argos maybe three years ago. They do still sell it AFAIK.
It's not always loud enough to load games to be honest, I sometimes have to feed the earphone output into an amplifier, same goes for my PC onboard audio - green plug to amp, amp output to Spectrum. Total power going to Spectrum would be around 750mW or 3/4 of a Watt peak.
There was an article in the latest ZXShed which described converting the tzx's back to wav's. Of course if you are loading unique info off your tapes this is all nonsense.
It's a few things that I wrote and used to sell myself years ago, a couple of Light Synthesisers a la Pyschedelia - although one used actual audio input.
I'll check the Argos jobbie out; I'm ashamed to say I don't currently own a tape deck of any description.
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Seriously, Mr K is right, a 25 year old mono job is all you need - Argos sell a Sony tape recorder for 25 quid, but the same can be got off Ebay for as little as a tenner.
Yep, convert the TZX file to a wav (using tzx2wav) and burning to a CD. Then you could use a portable CD player to load your games on - good thinking!!
pisstakemodeon:// So, the HEADPHONE socket you say - do you think Mr K may have ment the headphone jack on his PC rather than the mic? :D //pisstakemodeoff
Mine does have the sockets - it's a TCM 939 and I got it from Argos maybe three years ago. They do still sell it AFAIK.
It's not always loud enough to load games to be honest, I sometimes have to feed the earphone output into an amplifier, same goes for my PC onboard audio - green plug to amp, amp output to Spectrum. Total power going to Spectrum would be around 750mW or 3/4 of a Watt peak.
See here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sony-TCM-939-Cassette-Recorder_W0QQitemZ330081533882QQihZ014QQcategoryZ15053QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sony-Cassette-Recorder-TCM-939_W0QQitemZ230083526388QQihZ013QQcategoryZ15053QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
You mean, you DON'T back up your text files :o OMG!!
I'll check the Argos jobbie out; I'm ashamed to say I don't currently own a tape deck of any description.