Skills

Adjusting The Head Azimuth Of A Commodores Datassette

FieldOne of the First Home Computers circa 1977
Went ObsoleteEarly 1990's
Made Obsolete ByWhen Commodore 64's and other 8-bit micros became obsolete.
Knowledge AssumedThe concept of centering the adjustment between spots that the sound of the data deteriorates.
When usefulBest caseing an adjustment that has a range of operation

There was sometimes trouble reading programs into the computer that were stored on a audio cassette. A small jewelers Phillips head screwdriver could be inserted into a hole in the top of the cassette player and adjustments made for the best case data transfer by listening and adjusting.