[Coco] More Stupid Cassette Port Tricks

[John Donaldson]

I remember computer magizines including a plastic record that you hooked 
your record player to your cassette port, play the record and load in 
the programs.

John Donaldson


Diego Barizo wrote:

> I seem to remember reading about a radio show that broadcasted 
> programs. Listeners where supposed to tape the show, and then play it 
> back to the computer.
> I believe I read this in www.old-computers.com....
>
>
> Yes, just checked it.
> http://old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=330&st=1
>
> Diego
>
>
> Joel Ewy wrote:
>
>> This one may be pushing the idea too far, but if it can be made to work
>> over a phone line, what about using one of those low-power FM
>> transmitter kits like this: 
>> http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?preadd=action&key=FM10C 
>> to broadcast CoCo cassette WAV files for 8-bit WiFi?  Yes, it's silly,
>> but how cool would it be to have a small program constantly re-broadcast
>> on a tape loop, and hook an FM receiver up to the CoCo's cassette 
>> port. Turn it on and pick up a program off the airwaves.  I have no 
>> idea if
>> the frequency response and fidelity of these cheap transmitter kits
>> would make it workable in practice, but the idea is tantylizing.
>>
>> JCE
>>
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