2023-09-25 12:41:27 -06:00
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Baud
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2023-09-25 12:37:19 -06:00
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2023-09-25 12:40:37 -06:00
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[baud.c](baud.c) is a program to simulate going through a modem.
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It reads stdin, and prints it to stdout at the provided baud rate (bits per second).
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Building
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Download [baud.c](baud.c). Change to that directory, and type
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make baud
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That will generate a file named `baud` in whatever directory you're in.
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If you like,
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you can put it in `~/bin` or `~/.local/bin` or `/usr/games/bin` or
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wherever you prefer.
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Running
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If you'd like to see what life was like when I got my first modem, try
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cat file | ./baud 110 40
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Run that for a few hours, then try
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cat file | ./baud 1200 20
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And you will understand how mind-blowingly fast 1200 baud modems were at the time.
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frotz zork1.zip | ./baud 4800
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Gives Zork a retro vibe,
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without being so slow that it's aggravating.
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I don't think more than a dozen or so people every played Zork over a modem link,
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but whatever.
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Why
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Every 10 years or so, somebody asks me for this program.
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I don't know why.
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The other day it happened again, and I couldn't find it soon enough,
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so I just wrote it again from scratch.
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I'm putting it on my web site so I don't have to write it again.
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License
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I'm placing this in the public domain.
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So there's no license.
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Some jurisdictions don't recognize the existence of a public domain.
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If you live in one of those,
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you can use the terms of [Creative Commons 0](COPYING.txt).
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