Date   : Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:25:30 +0200
From   : cmj@...
Subject: Re: Need to buy a cassette deck

I have a collection of C64 decks that could probably be modified to work
with a beeb, tho you'd need to rig up a suitable PSU.
 
> From: "Mark Usher" <mu.list@...>
> Date: Thu 13/Jun/2002 13:27 CEST
> To: <bbc-micro@...>
> Subject: RE: [BBC-Micro] Need to buy a cassette deck
> 
> There are almost continuously cassette decks on ebay for Beebs /
> Electrons. 
> 
> regards,
> 
> Mark Usher
> The BBC Documentation Project
> http://www.bbcdocs.com
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> > From: owner-bbc-micro@...
> > [mailto:owner-bbc-micro@...] On Behalf Of Tom Cumming
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 10:55 PM
> > To: bbc-micro@...
> > Subject: [BBC-Micro] Need to buy a cassette deck
> > 
> > 
> > A friend of mine is trying to find a suitable cassette
> > recorder for use with a BBC Model B. Ideally it needs a mono 
> > earphone out socket, line-level aux-in socket, and a motor control.
> > 
> > I am told that the Sony one that is sold in the Maplins and
> > Argos catalogues are not suitable as they do not have an 
> > aux-in socket, only a microphone socket which expects a much 
> > lower-powered input and so distorts everything. Can anyone 
> > confirm whether this is true?
> > 
> > I have also seen the one on the Radio Shack website, but this
> > would mean an expensive import from the USA. I also know I 
> > could use a hifi seperate tape deck, but would prefer a 
> > portable. Second-hand need not necessarily be ruled out. I 
> > have looked on www.8bs.com for second hand ones but there are 
> > not any at the moment.
> > 
> > Does anyone know of any suitable new machines for sale in
> > this country, or of any good places to buy secondhand ones in 
> > the Plymouth/West Devon area of the UK?
> > 
> > Thanks in advance.
> > 
> > 
> > Tom Cumming
> > tcumminguk@...
> > 
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