MAXduino is an all-in-one digital tape SD solution for ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX, ZX80/ZX81, Acorn Atom, Electron), Dragon 32/64, and more.. It offers emulation for tape loading using TAP, TZX, WAV files, and others.
I bought it from ultimatemister.com for €24,90 (excl. VAT and shipping) but they can be found on eBay and many online stores, either assembled or in kit form. It’s probable I could have used Arduino parts I already had on hand too, but as you will see I already have a whole bunch of soldering piling up!
These gadgets have been around years in various shapes and forms, but they all do the same thing, which is load and interpret digital files and transmit the audio in just the right way that the old computers we love can read the data as if it was coming perfectly out of a cassette deck.
Supported Systems:
There are a few different firmwares for these devices, apparently you can use it with …
TK82-C, TK83, TK85, TK90X, TK95
ZX Spectrum 16k, 48k and 128k
Amstrad CPC
Tandy CoCo Color Computer
ZX80/ZX81
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