* Uses a 16KB ROM paged into memory at &0000.
* Uses a 8KB static RAM paged into memory at &c000-&dfff and repeats again at &e000-&ffff.
* ROM is paged into the range &0000-&3fff when the red button is pressed (this causes an [[NMI]]).
* When the black button is pressed the ROM is paged into the range &0000-&3fff and executes it at &0000. (this is a reset)
This checks the BASIC ROM version, and clears the extra ram if a BASIC ROM from a CPC6128 is found.
* The same plastic case is used by the Spectrum version of this interface.
* The spectrum version has two switches on the top. One of which chooses load/save. In the Amstrad these holes are filled with plastic caps.
Now, thanks to Jose Leandro, the hardware specialist of the spectrum, with his famous page :
http://trastero.speccy.org/cosas/JL/JL.htm
We can know more about this hardware.
== Pictures ==
Image:Transtape_PCB_Top.jpg|PCB Top
Image:Transtape_PCB_Bottom.jpg|PCB Bottom
Image:Transtape - pantalla1.jpg|Screen 1
Image:Transtape - pantalla2.jpg|Screen 2
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<gallery caption="Transtape Layout, thanks to Jose Leandro">
File:Transtape front box.jpg|Transtape - Front Box
File:Transtape back box.jpg|Transtape - Back Box
File:Transtape up box.jpg|Transtape - Up Box
File:transtape box open.jpg|Transtape - Box Open
File:Transtape PCB Components.jpg|Transtape - Components
File:Transtape PCB Tracks.jpg|Transtape - Tracks
File:Transtape-PCB Front.png|Transtape - PCB Front
File:Transtepe-PCB Back.png|Transtape - PCB Back
== Manual ==
* [[Media:Transtape Manual.pdf|Transtape (Micro HardMicro) Manual]] {{ES}} {{PDF}}
== Downloads ==
* [[Media:Transtape-ROM.zip|Transtape-(ROM).zip]] (Transtape ROM)* [[Media:Amstrad-Transtape (eagle).zip|Transtape (eagleEagle).zip]] (Transtape files for Eagle)
== Weblinks ==
* [http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=9321 ''Transtape'' from CPC-Power]
* [http://cpcrulez.fr/hardware-interface_debug-transtape_ASO.htm ''Transtape'' from CPCrulez]
* [http://hardware.speccy.org/temp/Amstrad-transtape.html ''Transtape'' from hardware.speccy.org]
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