On Friday 27 August 2010 13:52:29 Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Hi, > > I thought this would interest some on the list. Some Python is used to > generate a WAV sound file to be played into an old late-70s computer, as > if from a tape recorder. > > Using Python to Encode Cassette Recordings for my Superboard II > http://dabeaz.blogspot.com/2010/08/using-python-to-encode-cassette.html > > Anyone else remember those `wafer thin' 45rpms that shipped for a little > while in magazines? Don't think I ever got one to work. > > Cheers, > Ralph. > That is a great link Ralph, my first play on a computer was something similar to the one they mention, home built (from a kit) in a homemade wooden case. I listened to the recording on the program being uploaded and it brought back all those frustrating minutes sat waiting for my Spectrum to attempt to load a program and more often than not fail.
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