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Ok this maybe silly but i need to know...

MayboyMayboy
edited September 2004 in Sinclair Miscellaneous
Right guys ive decided to buy a Speccy from ebay, preferbally with a few games to get me started etc but ive noticed that the photos of them dont seem to show a tape deck or anything? just leads a powerpack and the system itself (i assume u dont need a monitor cos they can be plugged in a ordinary TV)

Does that then mean i have to then find someone selling a tape deck etc before playing anything?

Soz guys i know i really should know this but ive never actually ever played on a real speccy only via emulation

Thanks in advance
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  • MartinUKMartinUK
    edited September 2004
    In short, yes, although I'd double check with the seller. If oyu want an easy starting point, it might be worth looking elsewhere.
  • b00mzi11ab00mzi11a
    edited September 2004
    Depends what kind of Speccy you're getting.
    If it's a 48k, 48k+,original 128k (looks just like the 48k+) or a +3 then you'll need an external tape deck. If it's a +2 or +2a then it's built in.

  • gasmangasman
    edited September 2004
    Also, bear in mind that unlike certain other 8-bits, the Speccy doesn't require a proprietary tape recorder - any old player will do (the classic 'shoebox' type being the old favourite), or for that matter any sufficiently loud audio source - people have reported good results from burning the wave files to CD or squirting MP3s from an iPod (although speed loaders can be troublesome in the latter case).
  • MayboyMayboy
    edited September 2004
    Thanks for the help guys! :)

    I have one of those little shoebox tape players around somewhere, might aswell give it a go...just have to find it
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited September 2004
    i was surprised to find our local electronic shop still selling the usual speccy type tape recorders....with the ear and mic sockets, i thought theyd have disappeared by now?? what else do people use em for apart from loading speccy games? lol

    you can also load games off the pc straight into your speccy using an emu like spin or spectaculator
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited September 2004
    According to my local electronics shop, they're used mostly by teachers and journalists.

    Necros!
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited September 2004
    theyre still in the region of ?20 - ?29 too
    im sure they were about that back in the day, mind u i think i only ever bought one
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
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