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# TS2068 Tape Formats

Tape I/O is done via Port OFEH. An I/O read of Port OFEH pulls in the cassette input on Bit 6. An I/O write of Port OFEH Bit 3 controls the tape output with Bit 3 = 1 genrating a high output and Bit 3 = 0 generating a low output.