ZX Spectrum - Cassette Loading and Game Preservation

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A little video that some of you may find interesting if you are new to the MiSTer.
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This is the MiSTer FPGA running the ZX Spectrum core loading real physical cassettes plus a guide on how to convert your physical media to digital format.

https://youtu.be/OwbEZ_U0UGM
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can someone tell us what's the reference of the tape player please ?
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Yes this is a WHSMITH CPD 8300.
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Reg wrote: Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:28 am A little video that some of you may find interesting if you are new to the MiSTer
You're doing excellent work GPC! I'm an avid watcher of your videos! You each time present an interesting title to explore :)
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lamarax wrote: Sun Nov 14, 2021 7:39 pm
Reg wrote: Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:28 am A little video that some of you may find interesting if you are new to the MiSTer
You're doing excellent work GPC! I'm an avid watcher of your videos! You each time present an interesting title to explore :)
Thank you very much - you know this means so much to hear comments like this. :)
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so i'm just thinking out loud here.. but having the speaker from the i/o board and the additional audio input board as mic - does that mean you can write programs and save them on tape with 8bit cores, like the spectrum, zx81 etc?
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