BBC wrote and broadcast sample programs for their computer, similar to the sinclair zx spectrum. https://retrocomputingforum.com/t/over-the-air-basic/1774/6
On Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 11:12 AM Radoslaw Skorupka <00000471ebeac275-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > W dniu 15.07.2024 o 14:35, Paul Gilmartin pisze: > > On Mon, 15 Jul 2024 05:19:52 +0000, Timothy Sipples wrote: > >> ... > >> Drifting even further afield, ... > >> > > Many early personal computers used Compact Cassettes > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette_tape> for program and > > data storage, often using inexpensive audio recorders as > > drives. > > > > Was the format standard? Did they penetrate the IBM world? > > Yes, there was informal standard named after some radio station - Kansas > City Standard > Typical transfer and density: 300-2400 bps. > > BTW: Some radio station in Poland used to transmit computer programs > over regular audio channel. > It was for 8-bit machines like ZX Spectrum or Atari 65XE. > Copyright was not an issue because computer copyright law did not exist > at the time. :-) > > However if you want to see really weird media solution search for > stringy tapes. > > -- > Radoslaw Skorupka > Lodz, Poland > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
