Casey Bralla built Python tools to simplify software development on the Rockwell AIM 65, a late-70s microcomputer with no disk drive or filesystem. Instead of typing programs by hand, he created an encoder that converts programs written on a modern PC into .wav audio files, which can then be played back into the AIM 65 via its tape interface. He also built a decoder, a two-pass assembler, and a source code formatter. The encoding/decoding tools were developed with help from Anthropic's Claude AI, which read the original Rockwell documentation and generated working implementations. Data transfers at 300 baud.
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