Comment by wizzwizz4 Comment by wizzwizz4 3 days ago 4 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News The 3.5mm audio jack is 75 years old, but electrically-compatible with a nearly 150-year-old standard.
Copy Link anthk 2 days ago Next Collapse Comment - Victorian teletypes can be hooked to a serial port with a trivial adapter, at least enough to use CP/M and most single-case OS'es.Also, some programming languages have a setting to export code compatible with just Baudot characters: http://t3x.org/nmhbasic/index.htmlSo, you could feed it from paper tape and maybe Morse too. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link naikrovek 3 days ago Prev Collapse Comment - Yeah speakers haven’t changed enough to make the 3.5mm connector obsolete. Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link cesarb 3 days ago Parent Collapse Comment - Many new devices use a 2.5mm audio jack instead of the 3.5mm audio jack. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link naikrovek 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Yes, but that doesn’t obsolete the 3.5mm jack or the 1/4” jack. It’s just a different form factor of the same thing. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link cesarb 3 days ago Parent Collapse Comment - Many new devices use a 2.5mm audio jack instead of the 3.5mm audio jack. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link naikrovek 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Yes, but that doesn’t obsolete the 3.5mm jack or the 1/4” jack. It’s just a different form factor of the same thing. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link naikrovek 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Yes, but that doesn’t obsolete the 3.5mm jack or the 1/4” jack. It’s just a different form factor of the same thing. Reply View | 0 replies
Victorian teletypes can be hooked to a serial port with a trivial adapter, at least enough to use CP/M and most single-case OS'es.
Also, some programming languages have a setting to export code compatible with just Baudot characters: http://t3x.org/nmhbasic/index.html
So, you could feed it from paper tape and maybe Morse too.