I do. I've managed to get a lappy working as a replacement recorder but I'd still love to get a data recorder to add to the options. Andy/Baz is also on the hunt and might have one. The main problem at the moment is knowing if I could get it delivered (with our very strict lockdown) so yeah, a courier would be the best option. I'd appreciate it very much. Any ideas which make/model you could obtain?
Sell me a data recorder! Price no object!
Re: Sell me a data recorder! Price no object!
Re: Sell me a data recorder! Price no object!
Well, we'll have to see what's available.
I don't want to be bidding against Baz for one.
I don't want to be bidding against Baz for one.
Re: Sell me a data recorder! Price no object!
Don't know if you've solved either your TAP storage or monitor issue yet but I recently resurrected both an Oric-1 and an Atmos and encountered the same problems.
1. Because I got them in England but now live in the US, using a TV was not an option. I bought a GBS-8200 board on Amazon for $22 and can now feed the RGB output, through the GBS-8200 board to the VGA input of an HP monitor. The output has never looked better!
2. When I tried to use it, my 30 year old tape recorder decided it simply was not going to work any more, so I considered using a PC to feed files back into the Oric but felt that doubling the desk real estate usage for one function just didn't seem right!
A. For CLOAD"", I've used TapOric successfully with a Motorola G5 Plus smartphone. This automatically sets playback volumes so the Oric recognizes them. Unfortunately, TapOric doesn't currently support CSAVE, so...
...B. I use Quickrec and Voice Recorder (for Android), which both save files in WAV format. These, I then play back to the Oric using TapOric.
You'll have to modify a TRRS plug (I used one off an old microphone capable headset) and connect the leads to a DIN plug for the Oric end. If you can solder, it's quite straightforward to do. Now my desktop only has a 6" phone taking additional real estate on it and I didn't need to mess around with volume settings.
Of course, after all this, I managed to get my Microdisc working, so all that work was unnecessary, however I offer it as a possible solution and an addition to the knowledge base.
1. Because I got them in England but now live in the US, using a TV was not an option. I bought a GBS-8200 board on Amazon for $22 and can now feed the RGB output, through the GBS-8200 board to the VGA input of an HP monitor. The output has never looked better!
2. When I tried to use it, my 30 year old tape recorder decided it simply was not going to work any more, so I considered using a PC to feed files back into the Oric but felt that doubling the desk real estate usage for one function just didn't seem right!
A. For CLOAD"", I've used TapOric successfully with a Motorola G5 Plus smartphone. This automatically sets playback volumes so the Oric recognizes them. Unfortunately, TapOric doesn't currently support CSAVE, so...
...B. I use Quickrec and Voice Recorder (for Android), which both save files in WAV format. These, I then play back to the Oric using TapOric.
You'll have to modify a TRRS plug (I used one off an old microphone capable headset) and connect the leads to a DIN plug for the Oric end. If you can solder, it's quite straightforward to do. Now my desktop only has a 6" phone taking additional real estate on it and I didn't need to mess around with volume settings.
Of course, after all this, I managed to get my Microdisc working, so all that work was unnecessary, however I offer it as a possible solution and an addition to the knowledge base.
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Re: Sell me a data recorder! Price no object!
Funny. I have literally the exact same unit as pictured in that link..... not sure though if that one is the one I originally used with the Oric (it was stored on my parents attic together with my ZX Spectrum) and actually did not try it on my present Oric yet as I use an Erebus and Cumana Reborn....Dbug wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:10 pm - 34 euros - https://www.todocoleccion.net/radios-fo ... x183174693
Also, could not find the required cable connecting it to the Oric, so need first to buy that to try.
(and no, not willing to sell, especially as I do not want to sell anything before I know it actually works, but also because I might want to use it myself in the future)
EDIT: See that the original post is quite old, Came up in my new posts due to the last answer.
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Believe it or not, I'm still not set up. Didn't bother to chase getting a tape recorder through the post during the main Covid disruptions to post delivery over here, which I think is still a bit iffy.
I have made some progress though. I now have a monitor and a work desk for the Atmos. Until a tape recorder somehow magically appears in my lap, I'm going to have to use a spare laptop as my tape recorder. It's not ideal or what I want but it'll do and maybe I'll get used to it.
Will be testing things soon. And then the fun begins.
I have made some progress though. I now have a monitor and a work desk for the Atmos. Until a tape recorder somehow magically appears in my lap, I'm going to have to use a spare laptop as my tape recorder. It's not ideal or what I want but it'll do and maybe I'll get used to it.
Will be testing things soon. And then the fun begins.