Taihaho TH603D - what do people know?

[Simon Carter]

Just picked up one of these on ebay but have never seen one before. Anyone here know much about it? 

 

Edit: I could have offered a bit more - it's an Atari compatible tape deck with built in PSU

 

TIA

 

Si

Edited August 24, 2021 by Simon Carter
Adda little info

[+Nezgar]

What does the Atari version look like? The commodore one I see in this ebay listing sure looks a lot like an XC12!

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/203299443257

 

[+MrFish]

Here's an Atari Taihaho; I'm not sure if it's a TH603D though (no model # provided).

 

Taihaho Computer Cassette

 

[Simon Carter]

17 minutes ago, MrFish said:

Here's an Atari Taihaho; I'm not sure if it's a TH603D though (no model # provided).

 

Taihaho Computer Cassette

 

Yeah, looks about right, kind of like a mutant XC12. Not sure what the Atari did to earn that red cover... Looking forward to see what condition it arrives in

 

[+MrFish]

1 hour ago, Simon Carter said:

Yeah, looks about right, kind of like a mutant XC12. Not sure what the Atari did to earn that red cover... Looking forward to see what condition it arrives in

 

 

The one you have pictured there looks quite a bit better than the one in the thread I linked to.

 

Yeah, that red's pretty bold. Maybe it's meant to match the blood that will come out of your ears while waiting for something like Gauntlet to load. 

 

[xrbrevin]

i think the SIO and AC plug are hard-wired so theres probably a bit of weight to it, what with the iron-core transformer tech

[Gunstar]

It was the first tape deck I owned back in '85 that I purchased soon after my 130XE. I got it a Toys R Us, they also had the 1010 there for about $75, the 410 for about $50 and the Taihaho was $25. I thought the Taihaho styling and size, if not color, went better with the 130XE. I got the Taihaho and a couple of games instead. It worked fine for me until I got my 1050 then I gave the Taihaho to a friend who had just gotten a 600XL on close-out.

Edited August 24, 2021 by Gunstar

[Simon Carter]

Well it arrived and in really good condition, just testing it now, although, in hindsight, Red Max was probably not the best choice of test  tapes...

 

On 8/24/2021 at 9:01 PM, xrbrevin said:

i think the SIO and AC plug are hard-wired so theres probably a bit of weight to it, what with the iron-core transformer tech

Surprisingly, there's not a lot of weight to it, a bit more than an XC12, but not much. Tis a little weird having a tape deck with a power lead though.

[Gunstar]

For me, it would be weird to have a tape deck without a power lead. The Taihaho, 410 and 1010, the only ones I've ever owned, all have them.

[+Nezgar]

Having grown up with the 1010... a 410 seems

A) massive

B) 110V AC going straight into it, oh my!