[ILUG] OT: Data to Audio Tape

[John P. Looney]

On Sun, Sep 02, 2001 at 05:11:30PM +0100, Lotas T Smartman mentioned:
> Has anyone ever heard of an option to convert data to aduio and then to =
> play it through a soundcard into a tape recorder and on to an ordinary =
> audio tape? I was just thinking about it. Data through a modem is @ =
> 56kbits/s. If an audio tape is capable of sounds of twice or 3x that, =
> then you could store anything from 40 - 60mb on a normal tape. This is =
> cool because a normal tape costs less then =A35 for about 10 around here =
> (there pritty crappy tapes, but work well!). Anyway, anyone have any =
> ideas? Twould be nice if it worked on windows and linux, or even java!!! =

 Well, you can buy a card in Electronique boutique that will let you store
a gig on a four-hour VHS tape.

 They have been ~£30 since they came out around 1992.

Kate

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