ABN.ISCAMS@USC-ISID.ARPA (08/15/84)
Netlandians, I have a project to network 15 workstations and an instructor station to teach soldiers Morse Code (using a manual key for input, presenting groups on the screen for transmission, etc.; and more difficult - sending CW to the student and having him copy in block print on a graphics pad). I have most of the Public Domain things from SIMTEL20 (various TTY programs, the package on Packet Radio, some Morse programs), and would appreciate pointers to any other available code. I'm tentatively planning on using Commodore 64s, VIC-20s, or some sort of smart workstation in that class, but would also be interested in anyone who managed to use a nice fast micro to drive a number of workstations or student input stations. Last (the toughy) -- any software out there (commercial even) that'll take handwritten (block print) characters from a cheap graphics pad and ASCIIze it? I've seen ads for the smart tablets (reputed to handle even longhand), but they're still too expensive. Thanks in advance (quite a help list, ne?) David Kirschbaum ABN.ISCAMS@USC-ISID
Hirst.RX@XEROX.ARPA (08/17/84)
David, I picked up a (teach) morse program from the Palos Verdes RCP/M, (when I was in LA) so I suppose if you can dial up any of the BBS's that support packet radio, that would be a start. I have seen a demo of morse working on one of those Xerox "STAR" 8010 systems, all you do is highlight text, bug start and the dots & dashes blurt out of its speaker! (not bad huh) If you want me to dig into my archives send me a ... --- ... Ken
ABN.ISCAMS@USC-ISID.ARPA (08/26/84)
Ken, Thanks for the morse offer -- but already reinvented the wheel. Actually convinced the faithful Toad (Morrow Decision I, and NO game ports lately!) to both send and receive Morse, in BASIC and Assembler. Hoo Haaaah! Now porting (??) to a C64. Got it to send, now figuring out the game ports to interface to a standard key. However it (the 3rd this week) just blew up (garbaged screen) - lasted longer than the other two. (Sigh....) Regards, David Kirschbaum Toad Hall (ABN.ISCAMS@USC-ISID)