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Re:Serverless, peer-to-peer, local file sharing through sound by bildung on Friday September 25, 2020 @04:42AM (#24587871)
In former GDR (Eastern Germany) there was a computer show on the radio where programs were broadcasted this way. Listeners could record the programs with tapes an then run them on their computers.
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Re:Serverless, peer-to-peer, local file sharing through sound by urtie on Friday September 25, 2020 @09:00AM (#24589220)
Sounds very much like BASICODE[1] which was used to broadcast e.g. tax return software on national public radio in the Netherlands back in the 1980's

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASICODE

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Re:Serverless, peer-to-peer, local file sharing through sound by Shaddox on Friday September 25, 2020 @08:29AM (#24588984)
Ah yes, we had something similar in Romania too, only that it was on national television. I got so many games and programs from it. Since they had reception everywhere in the country I was able to record them from the country side or a monastery too.
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Re:Serverless, peer-to-peer, local file sharing through sound by aembleton on Friday September 25, 2020 @12:21PM (#24591429)
We had it in the 80s using a BBC Micro tuned into the Ceefax broadcast. Here's some more information about the expansion unit: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/BBC_Micro_expansion_unit#/Telete...

Here's a video showing it: https://youtu.be/ctxZWEVJ1S0?t=147

This is a great nostalgia trip!

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Re:Serverless, peer-to-peer, local file sharing through sound by krzyk on Friday September 25, 2020 @08:32AM (#24589002)
Same in Poland, good memories (not such good government though)
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