Software over radio

In the late 1980s, Radio Belgrade 202 was sending software over radio for download.

Back in the 80s, devices such as C64, the ZX Spectrum, and the Yugoslav self-built Galaksija were using cassette tapes for storing data and programs.

In Yugoslavia, there was a radio program that would play such a cassette on air, people would record it at home with a cassette, and then they would have a new game or other program that they could load into their computer.

Erich von Däniken

Erich von Däniken died today at the age of 90 years. I know, I know what most of you are going to say, but in my teenage years, his books had a profound influence on me (amusingly, I encountered it first in their Serbo-Croatian translation, maybe my first "real" book I read in Croatian). More than the ancient alien hypothesis, his books took me to many fascinating corners of the world, be it in the Americas, in India, Sub-Saharan Africa, or the English countryside. I read far too many of his books, joined the Ancient Astronaut Society as a paying member, and saw him around 2000 when he was giving a talk. I was always struggling with regards to believing the stories: each of his stories fell apart once I had access to a library and the Internet, and yet I wanted to believe. His biography was indicating a charlatan. I know. But again, I enjoyed his books, I enjoyed the many pieces of fiction his works inspired, be it the X-Files, be it Battlestar Galactica, be it Marvel's Eternals. I believe that humans created all these ancient achievements, without the help of aliens. But I agree with him that we are (hopefully) not alone in the universe. Thanks for your imagination. Ad Astra!