The dark arts of tape loading?
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 6:15 pm
Hi, new member here!
I've recently acquired a ZX81 with a Memotech 16k and some tapes, Raiders/Bombers being one of them. Since the RF picture was garbage I immediately modded it to have composite out and it seems to work fine after that.
However, as I'm beginning to understand, loading from tapes can be quite tricky. I have an old school CRT TV that I'm using and I certainly get some reaction on screen when trying to load but nothing really happens after the supposed loading time.
The tape player I'm using is originally taken from one of my Spectrums and it lacks a tone and treble dial, could this be the reason for the tapes failing to load? Also, how do I know the memory pack is is connected and working properly?
Finally, I think I've read somewhere that you can use a standard Smartphone to load games from, but I haven't really found any instructions on how to do so.
I've recently acquired a ZX81 with a Memotech 16k and some tapes, Raiders/Bombers being one of them. Since the RF picture was garbage I immediately modded it to have composite out and it seems to work fine after that.
However, as I'm beginning to understand, loading from tapes can be quite tricky. I have an old school CRT TV that I'm using and I certainly get some reaction on screen when trying to load but nothing really happens after the supposed loading time.
The tape player I'm using is originally taken from one of my Spectrums and it lacks a tone and treble dial, could this be the reason for the tapes failing to load? Also, how do I know the memory pack is is connected and working properly?
Finally, I think I've read somewhere that you can use a standard Smartphone to load games from, but I haven't really found any instructions on how to do so.