Date   : Fri, 15 Jul 2005 01:36:17 +0100
From   : "Colin" <cwhill@...>
Subject: Re: floppy discs

Well I typed it in and it ran but I am still getting the same message. Alas
I no longer have the right cables to tape it etc so I'll have another go
tomorrow as it's now the early hours of the morning!
I think it's a BBC B (32k)
Colin Hill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Ripley" <jon@...>
To: "BBC-Micro" <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 12:04 AM
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] floppy discs


> Pete Turnbull wrote:
> > Now that *is* a useful resource :-)  I'd thought of taking my binary
> > FORMAT, saving it from the Beeb, digitising the audio as an MP3, and
> > putting that on a web site, but that file is rather easier.  You could
> > even squirt the program down a serial port as text, from a PC to a Beeb
> > and then save it.
> >
>
> Why save it to a tape when you can use your PC as one huge tape recorder.
>
> A lossy audio format like MP3 might not be the most appropriate format
> to use, but try it and see if you can get it working. You might
> experiment with 8000Hz mono wav files.
>
> With cable prices being so low it makes sense even if you need a really
> long lead.
>
> Have fun,
> Jon Ripley
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> http://jonripley.com/
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