Timex/Sinclair 1000 Tape Loading

[Vintage Computer Festival]

On Sun, 19 Jun 2005, Philip Pemberton wrote:

> In message <BEDA1C12.3463%mokuba at gmail.com>
>           Gary Sparkes <mokuba at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've been googling around and couldn't find much in the way of software
> > Anyone know any good spots for programs?
>
> Isn't the TS-1000 just a rebadged Sinclair ZX81? If it is, then ZX81 software
> should work fine on it.
>
> > Also - would just recording the programs as wav files work well?
>
> Probably, assuming you sample the signal at about 11025Hz (or more). This is
> assuming the maximum frequency in the signal is 4000Hz (and the data storage
> circuit uses FSK) - if it's higher, use a higher sample rate.

Storage is cheap.  Just use 44Khz (i.e. "linear").

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