Re: Neat hack proposal for old machines...

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From: Richard G. Hallas
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 1996 00:51

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In message <RJM.96Feb8133827@swift.eng.ox.ac.uk>
(08 Feb 1996 13:38:27 GMT), Bob Manners typed:

> Wouldn't be the first time I was wrong! I thought the Speccy could
> read ZX81 tapes? Maybe it has a backwards compatibility mode? Seems
> unlikely for Sinclair to do this though ...

No, the Spectrum couldn't read ZX81 tapes.

I remember typing in a listing from a magazine once (Your Computer,
I think) that was supposed to allow it to do this; but I couldn't
get it to work.

-- 
Richard
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