[Coco] More Stupid Cassette Port Tricks

Diego Barizo diegoba at adinet.com.uy
Mon Feb 4 00:55:02 EST 2008


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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