retroplace wrote:
Before I build a dedicated web page for this tool: Did I overcomplicate things and missed a much easier solution?
Well, I'd say you over-complicated it by building it into a web server or browser or both (using curl and relying on an external server in build scripts isn't fun), but other than that, your idea is pretty standard and straightforward. A friend and I have been working on more or less the same thing for the National/Panasonic JR-200, and there are a zillion similar tools out there for other systems. Android and iPhone apps are also popular for this sort of thing, though I tend to prefer creating the WAV file on a computer so I can play it back directly from the computer as well as from a phone, and easily play it back on any phone with standard apps.
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If there is nothing comparable, then I woud love to share the tool with the KIM world.
Even if there is something comparable, your tool is worth sharing anyway, especially if you make the source available! A lot of the CMT tools out there have no source, and for a fair number of those the author is no longer available, so the only option when you discover a bug or need a new feature is to abandon the program and write your own or find another one. It also can be helpful and informative to others to be able to see how you deal with CMT conversion.
Dr Jefyll wrote:
And, on a different note, back in the 20th Century I myself build a loader accessory for my KIM-1... and the storage medium was paper tape (!). The device read the paper tape and translated them into fake keypresses on the KIM.
That's fantastic! And thanks for the link; I was following that thread months ago, but had somehow lost track of it.