In the Netherlands they used to broadcast software as part of the Hobbyscoop radio show. It was generic BASIC code that could run on a variety of home computers, requiring a small loader program for conversion. The project was named BASICODE[1].
PC-s were only described in hobby magazines, like Bajtek or Młody Technik. Nobody had them, though, except maybe some institutions. The hobbyists used to own ZX Spectrum or Commondore 64, but even that was rare.
I know one programmer in his 50s. He had an access to the ZX Spectrum in his primary school, but that was by effort of his local physics teacher.
Here's the ZX Spectrum version: https://www.racunalniski-muzej.si/en/40-years-later-a-game-f...
In the Netherlands they used to broadcast software as part of the Hobbyscoop radio show. It was generic BASIC code that could run on a variety of home computers, requiring a small loader program for conversion. The project was named BASICODE[1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASICODE
I still have some old Amiga backups on VHS. Worked too… :)
Nice! Hi-fi VHS audio, or using one of those encoders that would pack the data into pixels?
Simply Amazing. I'd love to know more about this.
Here's a couple of articles:
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/04/people-once-downloaded...
https://interestingengineering.com/science/you-could-downloa...
In Poland, in the communist period, the national broadcaster used to do it. For Atari, ZX Spectrum, Commmodore 64.
Haven't heard the audition, though. Well before my era.
It’s crazy that you had access to these technologies during communist period.
Growing up in USSR I didn’t know anyone who would own a PC up until early 90s.
PC-s were only described in hobby magazines, like Bajtek or Młody Technik. Nobody had them, though, except maybe some institutions. The hobbyists used to own ZX Spectrum or Commondore 64, but even that was rare.
I know one programmer in his 50s. He had an access to the ZX Spectrum in his primary school, but that was by effort of his local physics teacher.
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