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Comment by p0w3n3d

3 hours ago

In my country they used to broadcast software for Atari 800 over radio - and it worked...

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

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.