newman (11/09/82)
Recently got an Atari 400, and would like to hear from anyone who knows
the answers to the following:
1) Can you use an ordinary cassette deck instead of shelling out for the
410 recorder? Does it use motor control, or other fancy stuff? I know it
has a second audio channel - is this worthwhile?
2) Can you get at separate composite video and sound signals, instead of
using the built-in rf modulator?
3) I know you can expand a 400 to 48K; does this mean you can hook up the
810 disk drive(s) somehow, i.e. is it only the supposed inability to go to
48K that results in Atari's silence about disks on the 400? (A salesman
told me you can do it).
4) Is there a technical reference manual available for the 400/800 that
gives schematics, connector pinouts, rom listings, etc. like you can for
the Apple? Is there a magazine that covers such topics?
I'll summarize to the net if there is interest...
Thanks,
Ken Newman
Univ. of Toronto