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Mixtape: Cassetternet

2021/11/12
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Arash Azizi
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Daniela Simone
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František (Fooksoft)
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Jaroslav Švelik
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Mohsen Sazhigara
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Simon Adler
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Simon Goodwin
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Simon Adler:卡式磁带作为一种模拟互联网,深刻影响了人们记录、分享信息的方式,并对社会和文化产生了深远的影响。 Simon Goodwin:早期家用电脑的意义在于分享软件和创意,他率先尝试通过广播和磁带分享软件,开启了信息共享的新时代。他后来也尝试保护自己的商业软件不被盗版。 Daniela Simone:双卡录音机的出现极大地赋予了人们权力,打破了唱片公司对音乐传播的控制,人们可以自由地制作和分享音乐。 František (Fooksoft):在当时的捷克斯洛伐克,版权观念并不存在,他通过破解游戏保护机制,分享西方游戏,促进了信息传播,也间接促进了社会变革。 Jaroslav Švelik:磁带游戏在捷克斯洛伐克的传播速度很快,类似于互联网的传播方式,通过‘sneakernet’和‘copy parties’等方式迅速传播。 Mohsen Sazhigara:他参与了推翻伊朗国王的革命,利用磁带传播霍梅尼的演讲,但事后对革命结果感到后悔,认为将革命理想与宗教结合是错误的。 Arash Azizi:伊朗国王对媒体的严格控制阻碍了革命信息在国内的传播,磁带成为传播革命信息的重要工具。 Kim Khattas:霍梅尼的演讲通过磁带在伊朗迅速传播,对革命的成功起到了关键作用。 Nizila Fatih:霍梅尼的语言虽然简单,但却更能打动普通民众,增强了他的号召力。

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Simon Goodwin explores the idea of using cassette tapes to broadcast computer software over the radio, allowing listeners to record it and use it on their home computers.

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In 1983, Simon Goodwin had a strange thought. Would it be possible to broadcast computer software over the radio? If so, could listeners record it off the air and onto a cassette tape? This experiment and dozens of others in the early 80s created a series of cassette fueled, analog internets. They copied and moved information like never before, upended power structures and created a poisonous social network that brought down a regime. 

In tape four of Mixtape, we examine how these early internet came about, and how the societal and cultural impacts of these analog information networks can still be felt today.

Mixtape is reported, produced, scored and sound designed by Simon Adler with original music throughout by Simon. Top tier reporting and production assistance was provided by Eli Cohen.

*Special thanks to: Alex Sayf Cummings, Martin Maly, Piotr Gawrysiak, Joe Tozer, James Gleick, Jason Rezaian, Gholam Khiabany and Mo Jazi. And to Arash Aziz for helping us every step of the way with our story about Khomeini. And Simon Goodwin for making us that secret code. And to Micah Loewinger to tipping me off to these software radio broadcasts. *

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