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Morse Code Migrating To The Net
Rosco P. Coltrane writes "With Morse code slowly disappearing off the air, there seems to be a growing number of people who carry out conversations in Morse over the internet. Several Windows and Linux clients using VoIP or special protocols, such as EchoLink, EchoLinux, MorseMail, CW Communicator or CWirc exist for Morse lovers worldwide to pound brass and make contact with one another. Could the next must-have computer input device be a morse key ?"
Uh, could be. The "puff and sip" keyer (think of a straw controlling two micro-switches) is one of the few input devices that does not require muscle control in the hands. It does not suffer from the limitations of voice recognition, especially when the vocal control is impaired (think ALS). Morse code may seem awkward, but it's the simplest known communication method that can link man to machine. Of all accessiblity aids, it makes the fewest physical demands on the user. It can (and has) been learned and used by young children, the blind, the deaf, and quadriplegics. So if you lose use of your hands, a (breath operated) morse code keyer may well be your "must have" device!
Yeah Randy had his compute blink his NUMLOCK light in morse code to defeat van eck phreaking. He would have fake shit on the screen and the real info coming out of the blinking light. Cool scene in the book, and a nice look at how to deal with known active attempts at getting at your data, and defeating it right under someones nose. Neat!
Yeah, you could do that, or you could just use this translator. Even generates nifty little sound files.
And I swear that the morse code I tried to post really wasn't THAT lame.
java morse code translator
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follow the link if you are java-in-your-browser-hater anyways, because there is a cgi morse code translator there too (includes audio!
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i tried to post some cryptic output for the uber-morse geeks to read and i got this:
"Lameness filter encountered. Post aborted!
Reason: Please use fewer 'junk' characters."
oh well, i'm stuck with this titanic message then:
poo
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I was going to reply to this in Morse code. Unfortunately Taco's lameness filter vetoed it. Not to troll or anything, but it seems that filter causes more problems than it solves. The trolls just work around it, while real posts get punished. Sigh....
C - A language that combines the speed of assembly with the ease of use of assembly.
To issue a correction in morse code, you enter eight dits. ........
Just like that. Easy as pie.
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Kids... Not only is 20 WPM reachable, those of us old enough to have been required to learn Morse Code during US Navy Radioman Tech School (class of 1966), were required to pass 20 WPM on a manual typewriter to graduate. And it's still the last refuge of communication during truly crappy atmospheric conditions.
This article would suggest otherwise, it's about how masterbation could cut the risk of cancer in men.
Guess I'll have to dust off my dad's old 1947 Vibroplex bug Or go buy a new one.
http://www.vibroplex.com/origstd.htm
Aside from the cord and plug there haven't really been any design changes that I can see over some five and a half decades.
Something wrong with any randomly selected key on the keyboard?
Yes. The keys on your keyboard, if used to tap out morse code, will slow you down tremendously and generate way too much noise. Morse code needs to be tapped out on a key that has a miniscule stroke (often less stroke than that of a mouse button, even) and as close to perfect timing response as possible. Keyboards, on the other hand, don't need to get the timing exact, as long as the keys are recorded by the computer in the right order.
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