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	<title>TRS-80.org &#187; MECA</title>
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	<description>TRS-80.org is a source for information about the Radio Shack TRS-80 line of computers, hardware, and software, with articles, interviews, and more!</description>
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		<title>The BETA-80</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 13:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BETA-80 was an “intelligent” cassette tape system that could store up to one megabyte on a single digital tape cassette. It was sold by MECA as an alternative to an Expansion Interface and disk drives. MECA sold versions of their digital tape systems for a number of computers using different names:</p>

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  <li>BETA-80 for the TRS-80 Model I (and later the Model III) </li>

  <li>TAPE-II for the Apple II </li>

  <li>BETA-EX for the Exidy Sorcerer </li>

  <li>ALPHA-1 for S-100 computers </li>
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