From: utzoo!utcsrgv!newman
Newsgroups: net.micro
Title: Re: atari recorder
Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.1350
Posted: Fri Apr 29 16:22:46 1983
Received: Fri Apr 29 16:46:26 1983
References: burl.134


The Atari computers virtually have to be used with the Atari cassette
recorders because the cassette recorders have non-trivial decoding
circuitry to produce ttl digital output from the analog signal that was
recorded. They are also stereo recorders, having a second analog channel 
that some software uses for a soundtrack. Schematics for the circuitry
in the 410 were published in the latest Antic magazine, but it wouldn't
be easy and you still wouldn't have the second channel or motor control.
Conclusion: not worth it.