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Re: Codemasters CD Games Pack

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OK its old but thre reason is one of response times. The tape port is quite 
a low bandwidth system. thejoy port has to be very fast as its got to cope 
with keys/joysticks. No analogue components.
Brian

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<juniorwebdevsnet@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:a61ebbb6-965a-4fc9-8bb9-2be89a4ccdc0@googlegroups.com...
> On Saturday, 27 May 2017 20:50:30 UTC+1, juniorwe...@gmail.com  wrote:
>> On Sunday, 3 February 2002 16:24:07 UTC, Brian Gaff  wrote:
>> > I have a copy of this with its joystick lead. It has a tape you load 
>> > and
>> > then plug your CDs headphone socket into the computers joystick port. I 
>> > know
>> > it has a lot of games on it, but in reality its just a fast loader like 
>> > the
>> > tapes used.
>> > Now the question...
>> >
>> > Why did they load through joystick port, why one do it in the ear  port 
>> > as
>> > usual?
>> >
>> > Brian
>> >
>> > --
>> > Brian Gaff - Sorry, can't see pictures, graphics are great, but the 
>> > blind
>> > can't hear them
>> > briang1@blueyonder.co.uk
>>
>> Its so they could use the same lead on all 3 computers at the time 
>> C64/Spectrum and CPC 464.
>
> I have the c64 version and its so old it don't load any more its a same 
> more info look on Lemon 64 

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Re: Codemasters CD Games Pack juniorwebdevsnet@gmail.com - 2017-05-27 12:50 -0700
  Re: Codemasters CD Games Pack juniorwebdevsnet@gmail.com - 2017-05-27 12:52 -0700
    Re: Codemasters CD Games Pack "Brian-Gaff" <briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-08-12 03:32 +0100

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