1531 cable... not 1541.

Post by **Jeff-20** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 3:20 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 99766&rd=1

what the...?

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 4:31 am

Does what the auction says it does

You connect one end to the datasette, and the other ends to your PC (one goes to parallel port for data transfer, the other to a joystick port for 5V power). Then you can use PTAP and MTAP to transfer tape games to and from them.

Not really quite seen that style before. Usually it's a cable that connects to your serial port on your C64 setup into the PC and then you run the tape through the 1531 there using a program on the C64.

Zeela · Post by **Zeela** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 4:34 am

I'd say that it's not an X1531 but an X1530 cable... (More info here: http://sta.c64.org/x1531.html )

You use to connect a Commodore tape drive to your PC. Use it together with MTAP and PTAP to read and write programs from/to tape. Make .TAP-files and write them back.

It is easier than using the regular XE1541 for tape-handling as it doesn't need a C64 connected to the PC, just the tape drive.

// Zee

P.S. Darn, Mayhem beat me to it...

vic user · Post by **vic user** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 5:53 am

ships to the U.S. only

chris

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 6:34 am

For TAPage I actually use a 1531 (the C16 version) and a X1531 cable myself... and what it is that auction is NOT an X1531 cable as said. 1531 has a din plug type interface instead of the flat circuit board approach...

nbla000 · Post by **nbla000** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:20 am

Anyone say where to buy an X1531 cable and an 1531/C2N adaptor to preserve an old games never emulated (No Tap/T64 existing) for Vic-20 Trout by Sirius Software that i've on cassette? There is a version for 1541 Disk drive of Trout?

Post by **bbell** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:57 am

Hey where did the auction go?

vic user · Post by **vic user** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:08 am

Jeff-20's original post on this was Thursday July 08.

Perhaps enough time has expired that ebay no longer lists it?

I don't know how long ebay leaves item descriptions on their site after an auction ends.

What do you think, maybe 60 days?

chris

Schema · Post by **Schema** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:23 am

Thursday July 8 2004 no less!

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:53 pm

nbla000 wrote:Anyone say where to buy an X1531 cable and an 1531/C2N adaptor to preserve an old games never emulated (No Tap/T64 existing) for Vic-20 Trout by Sirius Software that i've on cassette? There is a version for 1541 Disk drive of Trout?

http://sta.c64.org

Or failing that, send it to me to transfer!

carlsson · Post by **carlsson** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:17 am

Mayhem wrote:1531 has a din plug type interface instead of the flat circuit board approach...

Maybe the eBay cable was customized for use with a 1530/C2N which indeed connects to an edge connector rather than mini-DIN? I don't know which would be the easiest way to obtain a such connector. I guess one can etch a piece of circuit board as six stripes with 3.96 mm spacing.

For fun, I looked up how much the female counterpart costs. On ELFA, DZM 6 HREH (6 pins, single sided, suitable for cassette) costs 96 SEK each incl. VAT. That is about $13. The DZM 6 DREH (12 pins, double sided, suitable for user port) is 188 SEK ($25) each.. I can see why vic_user was playing with cardboard and some metal stripes.

If nbla000 is eager, you may try the sound card method via a WAV file, as mentioned in another thread. If you find the right settings and software, it might work for you, although I'm sure a dedicated cable is more reliable and easier to work with in the long run.

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:00 am

But then it wouldn't be a X1531 cable, it would be a X1530

1530 = C2N aka C64 datasette
1531 = C16 datasette

You can get both.. but the X1530 cables I've seen generally only work in conjunction with being connected to a C64, as opposed to the X1531 cable which directly connect a 1531 datasette to a PC.

(unless I'm mistaken here... it's been a while since this auction was up!)

carlsson · Post by **carlsson** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 3:28 pm

Hm. This site in German suggests a X1530 cable design which also involves an IEC connection. Not sure how common it is.

http://www.cbmhardware.de/glossar/x1530.html
http://phs-edv.de/c64s/c64adptr.htm

8-bit designs has a 1530/1531 adapter, for anyone who has that need.

http://www.8bitdesigns.com/cassette.html