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A floppy drive? Get off my lawn On my C64 I'd start loading a game from cassette tape before dinner so I could play it afterwards.
by nl 5y ago
A floppy drive? Get off my lawn
On my C64 I'd start loading a game from cassette tape before dinner so I could play it afterwards.
- noizejoy 5y agoCassette tape? Punched tape[0]: Hold my beer [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punched_tape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punched_tape
- nl 5y agoI don't think punched tape or punched card was ever used for a personal computer though. The Altair launched with a cassette tape interface anyway. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800
- noizejoy 5y agoFair enough, but would it be fair to argue that personal computer is a pricing distinction, rather than a technology distinction? In my mental model, the technology distinction is more between single user and multi-user systems. And arguably that is more a a software differentiator than a hardware difference.
- gzer0 5y agoFloppy drive? On my 9 track tape I would be lucky if the thing loaded and was ready to use 72 hours later [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_track_tape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_track_tape
- jamiek88 5y agoCassette? Pah! I had to type the games source code in from a magazine for my acorn electron.