Take one IpaQ running WinCE, on a strongARM processor, with built in microphone.<P>Add a dash of MS eMbedded Visual Tools (eVB and eC++), a hefty dose of Ars Software Colloquium advice and simmer for ...

It might seem antiquated, but Morse code still has a number of advantages compared to other modes of communication, especially over radio waves. It’s low bandwidth compared to voice or even text, and ...

When the first radios and telegraph lines were put into service, essentially the only way to communicate was to use Morse code. The first transmitters had extremely inefficient designs by today’s ...

One of the most monotonous kinds of skilled work that still survive in a world of automation is the on-the-spot translation of hand-keyed Morse code into written language. This week the C.G.S.