Agreed, it is a nice, small unit. Another option is to record to something like a digital audio recorder and keep the files on SD card, or transfer to your computer. I did something like that before I fixed my 8281: http://blog.bradgrier.com/2021/06/20/vintage-computing-saving-data-to-an-audio-device/
On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 2:45 PM ExPLIT | Pawel Radomychelski < exp...@mailbox.org> wrote: > Thanks, indeed, something like that are also on ebay in Europe. > > > https://www.ebay.de/itm/224414429818?hash=item344024727a:g:~pwAAOSwv0NgbJhD > > > But PC-8281A is very compact, its very hard to find something in this > size... > > > -- > > Kind regards / > Mit freundlichen Grüßen > > ExPLIT IT Solutions > Pawel Radomychelski > > > > -----Original Message----- > *From*: Brad Grier <b...@bradgrier.com > <brad%20grier%20%3cb...@bradgrier.com%3e>> > *Reply-To*: m...@bitchin100.com > *To*: m...@bitchin100.com > *Subject*: Re: [M100] Good Datasette device ? > *Date*: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:38:41 -0600 > > Here's another example of a data cassette recorder that would work. > https://www.ebay.ca/itm/133391853738?epid=1111878236&hash=item1f0ec628aa:g:A3YAAOSw4oJenijf > > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 2:26 PM Brad Grier <b...@bradgrier.com> wrote: > > Hi Pawel, interesting that it saves but won't play. Have you opened it up > and looked for loose wires etc? I just rebuilt an 8281 and noticed that > some of the wires are stretched fairly tight between solder points. > > Otherwise, if you are set on replacing it, any of the data cassette > recorders of the era would work. It's better if they have a 'remote' > connector as well as an in/Rec and out/Play jack. Also, those jacks should > be mono, not stereo. > > Something like this: https://www.msx.org/wiki/NEC_PC-DR330 > > As an aside, do you have the manual/documentation for the 8281? I've been > looking online and not found anything. > > --Brad > > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 2:07 PM ExPLIT | Pawel Radomychelski < > exp...@mailbox.org> wrote: > > Hi guys, > > my NEC PC-8281A Data Recorde seems to be defective (It saves files on the > tape, but can't read from them. When i try to "play" a data tape throu > normal headphones i don't hear any noise.) > > Do some of you know a good substitution datasette ? > > Preferably one, which i can buy here in Europe. > > > Thanks > Pawel > > > > -- > -- > Brad Grier > > > > > -- -- Brad Grier
