Vintage cassette tape holds Apple I BASIC, killer modem tune
July 20, 2008 · Print This Article
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Fair warning: this here post is nerdier than usual, and those who start to feel nauseous at the mere mention of data-bending might want to refrain from continuing on. For you brave, hardened souls that are following through, feast your eyes on the “first piece of software ever sold by Apple.” The Apple I BASIC cassette wasn’t even included with all of the 200 Apple Is produced eons ago, but a few engineering souls have managed to extract the data and create an MP3 of the wave structure. Not surprisingly, the tone resembles that of a 1200 Baud connection, and if we should state so ourselves, would make for a wicked ringtone. Believe us, it gets even weirder in the read link, but you’ll have to determine whether venturing down is something your brain can handle.
[Via BoingBoing]
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