Atari 1010 Program Recorder

[russg]

OK, on Atari Data recorders right channel is for data, left one for audio. You said that you heard something playing program cassette so data channel should be fine. Have you got second SIO cable to try with?

As it was said usual problem with data recorder is drive belt. After years of storage drive belt is deformed but many times I managed to fix it. What you have to do is to remove drive belt from Atari 1010 and put it into a pot of boiling water. I found out that it helps to reshape it. I don't have Atari 1010 with silver label to show you how to do it but you can open yours 1010 and take a photo so I can tell you what to do next.

This is my Atari 1010.

 

Thanks for your help, I think I should be able to take the recorder apart and remove/boil the belt. However I am wondering if I put in a stereo music tape in and do CLOAD/ENTER should I not hear 1 channel of the music? All I hear are like thumping noises.

 

I don't know if CLOAD/ENTER will work, maybe. The way I know to test an audio tape is, from BASIC, POKE 54018,52 with the PLAY button pushed and the audio tape in. CLOAD is expecting

a BASIC program on the tape. The POKE just turns the motor on. POKE 54018,60 turns the motor off.

Edited April 21, 2012 by russg