Newbie has a question.

[Captain Kilowatt]

LOL, back in the days of the TRS-80, 8K (not 8MB) of RAM and only disk drives were the norm. And there is a sick part of me that would love to back and try loading a program via a tape-drive, but at least 720K disk drives were more the norm at that point.

My first computer was a Timex Sinclair 1000 (a 2K POS, in its day) that relied on a tape drive. My success rate at loading a program was about 50/50, but it sure seemed fun at the time. Of course, that was after hours and hours of typing in BASIC programs and being able to successfully "record" them to cassette tape in the first place. In some ways, being a computer hobbyist back then is kind of the same as being a radio hobbyist of today.

I would say that being a computer hobbyist back then would be the same as being a radio hobbyist back in the days of spark transmitters. :laugh:

 

[The Bruce]

I would say that being a computer hobbyist back then would be the same as being a radio hobbyist back in the days of spark transmitters. :laugh:

Haha, okay, ya got me there.

 

[2RT307]

2RT307, No this is not for a college course. I am working on a book and come up with this idea. I don't know if it is new idea so i thought i would ask the experts.

Cool. Probably could be done, and for sure it could if the work is science fiction.

73,
RT307

 

[Road Squawker]

2RT307, No this is not for a college course. I am working on a book and come up with this idea. I don't know if it is new idea so i thought i would ask the experts.

it can and has been done.

free software will perform what you are thinking about.

there is a software called EASYPAL , most amateurs use it for digital SSTV, however,... EASYPAL will not only send/receive JPG, WMN, ect.(picture) files, it will also send ANY file,... including .COM, .EXE, .BAT, ect file extensions.

yes it will also send program files.

heck, I can remember (back in the day), when I recieved a windows file using Packet and PKGOLD software.