> Back then, using audio tapes to hold data was revolutionary, in terms of storage space and price. The payoff, however, was that it was slower than anything yo

> Back then, using audio tapes to hold data was revolutionary, in terms of storage space and price. The payoff, however, was that it was slower than anything you've ever used in the modern day. It could take 30 minutes to load something into the system through a tape. No, use of audio cassettes to store data was well established when the Adam came out. The difference was that it was much faster than other home computers, which typically used a standard cassette deck, or something close to it. It definitely did not take 30 minutes to load a program from cassette. Here's Buck Rogers loading in 12 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyt2u78qAFs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyt2u78qAFs