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TEDuino: The TED (264) Series Commodore Datasette Reimagined
This page is an ongoing resource for readers and watchers of my Commodore Plus/4 series. This page captures content from my TEDuino project. I encourage you to contribute to this project by commenting on YouTube videos or on individual blog posts.
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Introduction
The TEDuino is a modern reimagining of Commodore TED (264) series Datasette using the Tapuino software, an Arduino, readily available electronic components, and my 3D printer (.stl) files.
Key to Keys
Because the Commodore Plus/4 keyboard is so different from modern keyboards, I had to devise and modernize key nomenclature to identify keystroke combinations as shown in the table below:
| Key | Description | Key | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
⇪ |
Caps Lock | F1 |
Function 1 |
C= |
Commodore | F2 |
Function 2 |
⌃ |
Control | F3 |
Function 3 |
⎋ |
Escape | F4 |
Function 4 |
⌂ |
Home | F5 |
Function 5 |
⌫ |
Insert/Delete | F6 |
Function 6 |
⏎ |
Return | F7 |
Function 7 |
RS |
Run/Stop | F8 |
Help |
⇧ |
Shift | ␣ | Space |
Links to Episodes
Below is a link to each blog post in the series. Each blog post contains the companion YouTube video and most include links to items or sites. This page captures a collection of all links mentioned.
- The Tapuino Project - Build an Arduino powered Commodore Datasette clone for the Commodore Plus/4
- Announcing the TEDuino
About .tap Files
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