Re: TI-H: TI-85 tape drive

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Subject: Re: TI-H: TI-85 tape drive
From: gussie@alaska.net (Grant Stockly)
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 15:10:42 -0700
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Look at the archives...  This has been tried about 5 times, all of which
people finally found it not worth it...  :(  Sorry, but flash memory seems
better than carrying arround a walkman... :(

My www page is months old...  I've got an updated one, and I will try to
put it on asap...

>   I'm working on a tape drive for my ti-85.  I've got most of the big
>problems solved but it would be very helpfull if anyone had or knew of a
>highly deatailed source of information on the TI-85 and possibly 92 link
>port use, in assembly (what else).  Basicaly I switches the link port on
>and off very fast to produce a "beep" at determined pace. Then it when
>reading it detects the beeps as the line going +5 volts (note: This take
>some simple hardware between the calc and the tape drive.  Also is anyone
>knows how to CREATE files using assmebly (asm string files in particular)
>PLEASE send me you method I'm desparte to know how.  Whell thank alot for
>you time.
>        Jim     (jofc@pacifier.com)
>
>Oh by the way, Grant i tried to find your page in alta vista and you name
>appreared 200 times (cool huh) whell if you could , would you send me you
>web adress, thanks
>
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