On 2016-03-27 05:19 PM, Dev Guy wrote: > I just started to watch the TVO episode and had a good laugh of the > tape loading the software
Hey, don't knock 'em. They were cheap and pretty reliable. For some reason (import tariffs? lower disposable income?) floppy drives were pretty rare in the UK. They were still faster than a Commodore 64 disk drive, though. Odd that a company that had its own chip fab was so profligate with resources, when UK computers - built from generic chips and a whole load of corner-cutting - could do more with much less. If you wish to relive the joys of tape data storage, he's a KCS format reader/writer that I've used to send and receive data from very old computers: http://dabeaz.blogspot.ca/2010/08/decoding-superboard-ii-cassette-audio.html If you want a more useful transfer method, Kamal Mostafa's minimodem is included in most distros. It's a general purpose software FSK modem. For maximal annoyance of everyone around you, try using minimodem and your computer speakers to send files to a nearby computer. It really works! cheers, Stewart --- Talk Mailing List [email protected] https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
