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From: sir@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU (SIR P/L)
Subject: Sony  DAT  (walkman:  TCD-D3)  Digital PC connection.
Message-ID: <1994Apr18.050146.9041@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU>
Keywords: TCD-D3 DAT
Organization: University of New South Wales
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 05:01:46 GMT
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Sony  DAT  (walkman:  TCD-D3)  Digital PC connection.


Can anyone help me with connecting my DAT player/recorder to my PC.  I only
need elctronics/physical help, since I know all about writing disk drivers.

I have both coax and optical digital in & out, (32/44.1/48khz ?) but I am
not sure how I can stuff this into my PC.  I figgure a serial-to-parallel
shift 74xxx thingo and then into my printer port would do nicely, but I
havn't quite enough electronic know-how to work out how to turn 2 wires into
the ground, data, and *clock* inputs necessary.  Can anyone help with
some hints on how this is done ?

As an aside, since digital copies of CD's can be made onto DAT, it only
remains for a DAT-to-CD driver (and el-rippo cache) to be written to back-up
all those expensive CDs, in case of theft, etc...

It hate having a dying 1g SCSI hdd, and a digital recorder capable of such
capacities, and no way to plug it in!

Thanx all.


Chris Drake

sir@external.unsw.edu.au
sir@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au