Date   : Fri, 15 Jul 2005 08:09:08 +0100 (BST)
From   : Pete Turnbull <pete@...>
Subject: Re: floppy discs

On Jul 15 2005,  0:04, Jon Ripley wrote:
> 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.

I didn't say anything about tape.

> 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.

MP3 is a tried and tested method of storing audio files for 70s and 80s
micros.

-- 
Pete                                           Peter Turnbull
                                               Network Manager
                                               University of York