[Martin Bush]

A further question on this topic.

I am actively looking at getting a Raspberry Pi, so that is in hand.

Long-term I think I'd still like an original machine and this got me wondering about what caused programmes to fail to load/ crash at some point during loading and what the prospects are for cassettes.

I know I will be able to get a device to load up files, but playing cassettes as originally intended also appeals to me. Are the old cassettes likely to be OK long-term? Do they suffer from anything like sticky shed or print-through?