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You know, there was a time when we used to save our programs on cassette tapes. I don't wanna go back there, but maybe some of the youngsters who are nostalgic
by UncleOxidant 4y ago
You know, there was a time when we used to save our programs on cassette tapes. I don't wanna go back there, but maybe some of the youngsters who are nostalgic for cassettes would like to try that out?
Maybe GitHub could have a 'save to cassette' button on repos and then make money by sending you the cassette? ("Only $9.95 + shipping & handling")
- buildsjets 4y agoGitHub has some old software-on-cassette already. The best part is you don't need a cassette player to use it, just connect the headphone jack of your cellphone (if the manufacturer wasn't courageous enough to remove it) to the casette-in port of your favorite 8-bit machine and hit play on the WAV file from GitHub. https://github.com/sonic2000gr/TI99 https://github.com/sonic2000gr/TI99
- cpsns 4y agoYou can build a device to do this yourself over a serial port. https://maker.pro/pcb/projects/make-uart-cassette-tape-interface https://maker.pro/pcb/projects/make-uart-cassette-tape-inter...
- codazoda 4y agoI do this with an old TRS-80 and a digital voice recorder. I just made up a cable to hook them up.
- LeoPanthera 4y agoIf you still have a working Acorn Electron or BBC Micro computer you can load software into it directly from a web page using only an audio cable with PlayUEF: https://www.8bitkick.cc/playuef.html https://www.8bitkick.cc/playuef.html
- fatnoah 4y agoI had the cassette drive for my C64, and I remember just how amazingly long it took to load and save even the most trivial things.
- robohoe 4y agoAs a youngster, I did not enjoy aligning the cassette tape drive heads.