Morse code embeded in Software applications

[prashantakerkar]

Do you feel it is useful to embed Morse code in specific software applications?

Thanks & Regards,
Prashant S Akerkar

 

[berkeman]

Do you feel it is useful to embed Morse code in specific software applications?

Thanks & Regards,
Prashant S Akerkar

Could you please elaborate? It is certainly useful in HAM radio software, but I have a feeling you are thinking of something else. --*** ***--

 

[prashantakerkar]

Thank you.

Is HAM radio software available as a iPhone or Android app ?

Thanks & Regards,
Prashant S Akerkar

 

[berkeman]

Thank you.

Is HAM radio software available as a iPhone or Android app ?

Thanks & Regards,
Prashant S Akerkar

Almost certainly. Let me check...

 

[berkeman]

Almost certainly. Let me check...

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=ham radio&c=apps&hl=en

 

[hmmm27]

Do you feel it is useful to embed Morse code in specific software applications?

Depends on your definition of "useful". There would be a certain "cool" factor, if your target market were Steampunk enthusiasts. Or if your comp-sci prof/teach isn't just a History major, vainly trying to stay ahead of the class by a chapter or so.

As far as actual efficiency, you're talking trits in variable-length trytes, overlaid onto bits in fixed-length bytes. Easy enough to calculate given a frequency-of-occurrence list, or simply test : take a sample text and plunk each trit (dit, dah, separator) into 2 bits for loose packing, or screw big chunks into quadwords for dense packing (Chen-Ho variant). I'll bet a few bucks on 5.5'ish bits efficiency for a simple English conversation, closer to 5 for txt-speak. Meanwhile, for the same limited character-set, 5-bit fixed-length(virtual) bytes are easily attainable utilizing a stop/start character(s) to bracket numerics/special-chars.

If it's a homework assignment, ignore the previous paragraph, and you're in the wrong subforum.