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As I understand it, transferring data as audio goes back quite ways, right? I had a Commodore 64 that could use phillips tape. I'm drawing. blank, but IIRC th
by scarecrowbob 7mo ago
As I understand it, transferring data as audio goes back quite ways, right?
I had a Commodore 64 that could use phillips tape. I'm drawing. blank, but IIRC there were musical instruments (maybe the roland juno 60?) in the 80s that were storing their data as audio, too.
- somat 7mo agoHere, this is a lot of fun. http://www.whence.com/minimodem/ http://www.whence.com/minimodem/
- scarecrowbob 7mo agoI mean, I'm thinking about upgrading from my tech license so I can start playing with digital modes on HF radio... damn, this thread is making me feel old...
- bobmcnamara 7mo agoKansas City Standard was delivered on cheap records through the mail
- Cthulhu_ 7mo agoYus, apparently some software was broadcast on the radio, people could record it on tape and use it on their Commodore and such.
- spogbiper 7mo agoalso distributed on thin records inserted into computer magazines https://obsoletemedia.org/floppy-rom/ https://obsoletemedia.org/floppy-rom/
- scarecrowbob 7mo agoHeck, my computer used to get on the land line telephone and ask its friends for software. One of the weirdest things I did last week was realizing that my flipper zero could be used as a redbox... now I just need to find a payphone with a trunk...
- jvoorhis 7mo agoYeah, Juno-106 as well.
- lintbrush 7mo agoYep, that's correct about the Juno 60. There are people still sharing WAV files of the original factory patches which is cool to be able to re-load now and again.
- duped 7mo agoDisney used it to control their animatronics for many years (aka, "audio animatronics")