Some old PCs didn't have storage, so users needed to add programs manually by typing in the source code. As The 8-Bit Guy explains, one of the first consumer solutions was to attach a cassette tape to the computer through analog audio cables. They would actually be programmed by pulsing electrical intensities, which would be interpreted as binary data, within the audio range. Near the end, he even plays a clip of normal data, and “fast loader” data.
He, and his co-hosts, talk about their experiences with the medium, such as using a two-deck cassette player to copy programs and share them with friends. It doesn't go too deep into the technology or the time period, unlike some of his previous videos, but it's still entertaining none-the-less.
Good old days…good old
Good old days…good old days. I still have cassette tapes but no more cassette recorder 🙁
That’s a good thing … can’t
That's a good thing … can't accidentially put one into your walkman and temporarily deafen yourself!
This brings back memories of
This brings back memories of my first computer back in ’81: the Commodore Vic-20, and the cassette tape recorder for storing my programs. I had to save up money to buy the modem to connect it to the phone line, which of course pissed off my parents because in those days phone calls weren’t cheap. 😛
It’s a huge problem and it’s
It’s a huge problem and it’s all AMD’s fault.
Somehow.
I blame Matrox, personally.
I blame Matrox, personally.
No that’s most defo Trident
No that’s most defo Trident fault. 🙂
I learned computers from a
I learned computers from a Tandy TRS-80.THis brings back fond memories.