Now for something completely new to me.
I have come upon a 33 rpm flex vinyl record with Vic-20 programs on it. "Personal Computer Games presents Free Programs."
Stellar Run
Spectrum Energy Fields
BBC Galaxians
Dragon Fall Guy
TO use this you are supposed to play the record and copy it to tape. Then load the tape to the VIC. I have seen a lot but never anything like this.
VIC-20 Record with software
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Sweet! I found something similar (I have to look again), but I think they are just audio lessons on a vinyl record, teaching you how to use your Commodore.
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
There were a lot of Flexidisc 7 inch single records in UK.
Usually 45rpm but maybe for code they made it 33rpm (LP speed) to get more on the disc.
Is it stiff like a real record or flimsy like a piece of paper?
They came free with some magazines in the 80s in the UK rather than a more expensive cassette tape.
What you have seems to be the same thing as the games are for multiple machines not just Vic 20.
Spectrum - ZX Spectrum
BBC - Acorn BBC Model B probably
Dragon - Dragon 32/64
Is Stellar Run listed as Vic20 or C64?
I found this link to a C64 version from a type in in a PAN book/ Personal Computer News Magazine.
Is your record from Personal Computer News?
http://www.gb64.com/game.php?id=17441
Anything on side 2? Flexidisk is usually limited to one side.
Question to Mayhem - is Stellar Run in your Gamebase collection?
On those machines that used phono connected generic tape recorders you could just hook up the Record Player directly.
For the commodore a recording was needed to transfer the software.
The BBC also had a project to transmit 8 bit code during "The Computer Programme" being shown on TV.
It required a rubber sucker with light detector to be attached to the top right of the screen and I think a small program or terminal to read the bits flashed on screen as a black and white block serially, like a modem stream made visual. 300 Baud 8N1 anyone?
Usually 45rpm but maybe for code they made it 33rpm (LP speed) to get more on the disc.
Is it stiff like a real record or flimsy like a piece of paper?
They came free with some magazines in the 80s in the UK rather than a more expensive cassette tape.
What you have seems to be the same thing as the games are for multiple machines not just Vic 20.
Spectrum - ZX Spectrum
BBC - Acorn BBC Model B probably
Dragon - Dragon 32/64
Is Stellar Run listed as Vic20 or C64?
I found this link to a C64 version from a type in in a PAN book/ Personal Computer News Magazine.
Is your record from Personal Computer News?
http://www.gb64.com/game.php?id=17441
Anything on side 2? Flexidisk is usually limited to one side.
Question to Mayhem - is Stellar Run in your Gamebase collection?
On those machines that used phono connected generic tape recorders you could just hook up the Record Player directly.
For the commodore a recording was needed to transfer the software.
The BBC also had a project to transmit 8 bit code during "The Computer Programme" being shown on TV.
It required a rubber sucker with light detector to be attached to the top right of the screen and I think a small program or terminal to read the bits flashed on screen as a black and white block serially, like a modem stream made visual. 300 Baud 8N1 anyone?
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