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As I recall, my TI 99a, used whatever tape recorder I supplied, there wasn’t a TI one.
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Yeah, my Commodore had cassette tape storage, but I convinced myself to buy a 5.25 floppy drive soon.
ponytug
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Do paper tape programs and punch cards count? 
(110 baud and wired terminal days.)
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I still use paper tape to program my NC mill... mylar to expensive.
cqaigy2
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Speaking of Commodore, many years ago, got a call from a guy that wanted to connect his to a big CNC machine. They made specialized parts for Boeing. The first problem i ran into was the tape deck used to store the programs, the output was too variable so would overdrive the input and cause distortion. I made a little circuit with a D to A converter to connect between the two devices. Then ran into an issue with the connection from the Commodore to the CNC machine, it was serial, but not exactly standard, i had a breakout box an figured out the pin out. Then ran into an issue with the programs, that wasn't my job to figure out, but i did talk to the Japanese tech a bit and between us, figured out where the owner was going wrong. From what i heard afterward, it worked out well for him.
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The old geeks are still at it. 
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What is the consensus on hardwire vs BT for the router connection. And what kind of range are you seeing indoors with normal stud and drywall construction?
If I use an Ethernet cable to my PC so I can game online in the evening - can I still use BT on another device at the same time? Or is it one or the other? Anybody know, thank you
If I use an Ethernet cable to my PC so I can game online in the evening - can I still use BT on another device at the same time? Or is it one or the other? Anybody know, thank you
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cqaigy2
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Is BT WiFi? I'd think wireless would work alright assuming you don't stack something like a water heater or book shelf in between you. That's similar to how i started out with my setup, before i integrated it into my home network. I don't do any gaming online though.
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I'm not sure what you are asking, but.
My Starlink I have the dongle which provides an ethernet port, that port goes to my router which is a combination wired and wfi router.
I have the choice on my devices which network I wish to connect to on the wfi. Both of my printers are on my older router.
So if I wish to print I need to be on that network, if just browsing or a device which will not need to print (TV) I'll connect to the Starlink wfi.
My system has no Blue Tooth connectivity, many of my devices do but not my routers neither the SL or the Netgear.
The wfi from the SL router does seem a bit stronger then the Netgear one.
Both connections wired or wfi are fast.
And, yes we often have multiple devices accessing the system at the same time.