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From: stottlem@ittral.UUCP (Bill Stottlemyer)
Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm
Subject: Commodore cassette problems
Message-ID: <373@ittral.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 28-Feb-84 13:09:48 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 28 13:09:48 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 2-Mar-84 00:18:53 EST
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I'm using the Commodore Datasette with my C-64 and encountering quite a
few load data errors. I'm using high quality cassettes (Microsette brand)
and I've cleaned and de-magnetized the tape heads with little or no
improvement in performance. I didn't have this much trouble with my
Sinclair ZX-81 using a standard audio cassette. Question: Could I
possibly have problems with tape head azimuth alignment. What about
problems in the tape drive path? Also, is there a standard reference
tape available for checking tape head alignment? Any suggestions short
of going back to the Sinclair would be greatly appreciated.
                                         
                                      Bill Stottlemyer