Although commonplace in the 80s and 90s, using cassette tapes as a form of digital storage has largely fallen out of fashion, due to their unreliability and ease of degrading.
However, one maker has created a “1560 Datasette”, which uses two Commodore 1530 tape drives to make more reliable copies of data tapes, removing the risk of errors, and the need to rely on audio equipment.
The builder, Jan, created the device after lamenting the fact that such a device was not available during the Commodore’s heyday, but praised its effectiveness and ease of use, and its ability to provide a more reliable retro computing experience.
Not all commenters were in agreement with this view, with some pointing out that digital data copied using audio equipment was inherently unreliable, due to variance in quality, and the analogue nature of the tapes.
