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1 The Cassiopei
Cassiopei stands for: CASSette IO
Peripheral Expansion Interface.
You can use it to load single file
games and/or programs. Or to
backup restore tapes and disks,
however the backup/restore
function of for disks is still under
development but is mainly software
that runs on the CBM computer to
transfers the data between the
Cassiopei and the disk.
Below you see a picture of how the
Cassiopei looks like, there is the
edge connector at the side of the
Cassiopei, which allows it's to
connect to your CBM's cassette
port. Because almost all 8-bit CBM
computers feature such a port (C16
and plus4 require the CBM tape
connector adapter) the Cassiopei
becomes a very useful device. The
basic idea about the Cassiopei is
that it is completely self supporting
as it has many ways of configuring
it and does not require special software on a PC or other kind of computer system, you can
configure it using a browser or by simply removing the card and inserting it in a normal card
reader. The Cassiopei is also great for cross development due to it's quick and easy transfer of data
to your CBM computer. This functionality is heavily used during the development of the menu
programs and other Cassiopei related software.
1.1 Buttons
Play: When the computer says “press play on tape” you press this button (it loads the file
as selected previously in the menu program).
Menu: When the computer says “press play on tape”, but you want to choose the file you
want to load, then you press this button. The computer will now load the menu file.
Sett.: Press this button when you want to change some settings using the display, without
loading anything into your CBM computer.
Reset The Cassiopei resets when the CBM's power is cycled, but this is not always
desirable. Therefore the reset button allows you to reset the Cassiopei manually.
The buttons as described above also function as navigation keys (UP, SELECT, DOWN) when
browsing through the menu(s) of the Cassiopei. Or to stop/play, rewind or wind the “tape” during
TAP file playback.
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