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Yes, in the 1980s we downloaded games from the radio (newslttrs.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Are you referring to Teletext, or something else?

[–] lurch 6 points 4 days ago

It was Intercast

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That reminds me. They did used to broadcast software over teletext over TV https://teletext.mb21.co.uk/gallery/ceefax/telesoftware/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There was also a system where some TV screen pixels were used to send data, but I'm struggling to remember how you were supposed to get it into the computer.

I suspect that you needed to build some light sensor with a serial cable, that you held to the screen, but I'm not sure.

This was in the Netherlands, not sure if it was done elsewhere.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

That looks interesting, but it's not ringing any bells.