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Morse Code Migrating To The Net

Posted by timothy on from the greedy-meme dept.

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 ?"

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  1. Re:cryptonomicon by Suicyco · · Score: 4, Informative

    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!

  2. Re:Morseall by TheIzzy · · Score: 3, Informative

    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.

  3. morse code translator by circletimessquare · · Score: 3, Informative

    java morse code translator

    follow the link if you are java-in-your-browser-hater anyways, because there is a cgi morse code translator there too (includes audio! ;-)

    soon to be slashdotted into oblivion

    wait...

    slashdot you suck!

    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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  4. Re:Learn or go insane? by Kinetix303 · · Score: 4, Informative

    To issue a correction in morse code, you enter eight dits. ........

    Just like that. Easy as pie.

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  5. Re:What's the point? by batemanm · · Score: 3, Informative
    Then again there isn't any real use for ... internet pr0n.

    This article would suggest otherwise, it's about how masterbation could cut the risk of cancer in men.