On Friday 27 August 2010, Tim wrote: > 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.ht > > ml > > > > 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. > > Tim > > > -- > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ -- Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa Gee Ralph, - riveting stuff! This has given me an idea after the previous comments about my being happy with disk-mirroring (raid 1) instead of proper backups. ;b .... I still have my old bbc micro and its "digital" (audio more like it!) casette recorder. using this python script I could do my backups to the cassette recorder - neat! All I need is another python script to read the data back (and a few years!)- any offers of a read script? :) Andy
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