Yes, in the 1980s we downloaded games from the radio

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Yes, in the 1980s we downloaded games from the radio (newslttrs.com)

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>So there I was, minding my own business, doom-scrolling my way through Facebook posts when I happened upon one that hit me straight in the nostalgia. A photo of a 1980s home computer, a cassette player and some tapes. The text underneath proclaimed "In the 1980s, people could download video games from radio broadcasts by recording the audio onto cassette tapes. These tapes could then be played on computers to load the games". I nodded sagely to myself as I remembered doing just that.

Archive: https://archive.today/EzCNn From the post: >>So there I was, minding my own business, doom-scrolling my way through Facebook posts when I happened upon one that hit me straight in the nostalgia. A photo of a 1980s home computer, a cassette player and some tapes. The text underneath proclaimed "In the 1980s, people could download video games from radio broadcasts by recording the audio onto cassette tapes. These tapes could then be played on computers to load the games". I nodded sagely to myself as I remembered doing just that.

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There were services where you could download Atari 2600 games via a phone line and a special cartridge in the 80s. They were generally better versions of what was out there already, as the download cart had more memory in it. The service operated over regular telephone lines like a normal modem.

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