[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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