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Re: An Apple //e, an iPad, and Jed



Ken Gagne wrote:
> Macintosh software development company Panic recently wanted to load a
> BASIC program onto their Apple IIe, but the source code was provided
> to them as a sound file generated by an Apple II cassette tape deck.
> To load it back into their IIe, they played the file on their iPad:
> 
> http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/05/an-apple-e-an-ipad-and-jed/
> 
> Although there's nothing technically impressive about this hardware
> collaboration, but it's still very cool. Kudos to Panic for
> acknowledging their roots and pleasing the fans by inventing the
> "JediPad".
> 
> For anyone who's not seen the "Jed's Beautiful Ground" music video
> before, I've posted it to my blog:
> 
> http://www.apl2bits.net/2010/05/13/jeds-beautiful-ipad/
> 
> -Ken
>

I noticed the program worked well enough with my Gameware ROM in place of
the monitor (still using original Applesoft), although the uneven speed of
Gameware relative to the Apple monitor wrecked the synch. xD

-uso.